Crime & Safety
Speed, Alcohol Likely Factors in Fatal Bloomfield Twp. Accident: Police
An Ortonville man was killed and a West Bloomfield woman was injured in Saturday accident.
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI – A 24-year-old Ortonville man is dead and his passenger, a 22-year-old West Bloomfield woman, was injured in a weekend accident, Bloomfield Township Police said.
The 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee left the roadway crashed into a tree about 9:52 p.m. on Saturday, May 15, as it traveled eastbound on Long Lake from Telegraph, according to a news release.
Both occupants of the vehicle were transported to a local hospital, where the driver was pronounced dead. The passenger is hospitalized in stable condition, police said.
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Sgt. Kim Comerford, of the Bloomfield Police Department’s Traffic Investigations Unit, said in the release that “alcohol and speed appear to be factors” in the accident.
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Police are seeking information from anyone who witnessed the crash. They may contact the Traffic Investigations Unit at (248) 433-7749.
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