2 dead in wrong-way crash on Lodge Freeway in Detroit
(CBS DETROIT) - Two people are dead after a woman, driving the wrong way on Lodge Freeway in Detroit, crashed head-on with another vehicle Friday morning, police say.
The crash happened at about 4:30 a.m. near Grand River Avenue.
The Detroit Regional Communication Center received calls about a wrong-way driver traveling northbound in the southbound lanes, Michigan State Police said in a post on X. MSP says the Jeep that was going the wrong way crashed into an SUV, causing the SUV to become engulfed in flames.
MSP says troopers attempted to get to the SUV but were unsuccessful. The driver of the SUV, a 34-year-old Detroit man, died at the scene.
Police say the driver of the Jeep, a 27-year-old woman, died Saturday afternoon.
"The crash reconstructionist is on scene investigating the crash. We are attempting to determine where the wrong way driver entered the roadway and where she was coming from," said MSP 1st Lt. Mike Shaw.
