(CBS DETROIT) – A driver was killed early Friday morning after his vehicle was struck head-on by a wrong-way driver on the Lodge Freeway.
The accident happened around 4:30 a.m. near Grand River Avenue.
The Detroit Regional Communication Center received calls about a wrong-way driver driving north in the southbound lanes, Michigan State Police said in a post on drove in the wrong direction. enveloped in flames.
MSP says troopers attempted to reach the SUV but were unable to do so. The driver of the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene. Their identity is unknown.
The driver of the Jeep, a 27-year-old woman, was taken to hospital and is in critical condition.
“The crash reconstruction expert is on scene investigating the crash. We are trying to determine where the wrong driver entered the roadway and where she came from,” said MSP 1st Lt. Mike Shaw.
