Crime & Safety
1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Crash On I-75 In Metro Detroit: Police
All southbound lanes on Interstate 75 at 8 Mile Road in Metro Detroit were closed Thursday morning after a fatal crash, according to police.
METRO DETROIT — A man was killed in a crash Thursday morning on Interstate 75 at 8 Mile Road in metro Detroit, according to Michigan State Police.
Police said a 37-year-old Oak Park was speeding in a Chevy SUV on the freeway near 8 Mile Road at 5:45 a.m. when he lost control and slid across the freeway and crashed into a bridge.
Moments later, a 26-year-old Chesterfield man, who was speeding in a Chevy Cruze on the freeway near 8 Mile Road when he lost control of his car and crashed into a support bridge, according to police.
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A Dodge Avenger then smashed into the Cruze, according to police.
The 26-year-old Chesterfield man was killed in the crash, while the driver of the Avenger and the Chevy SUV suffered minor injuries, according to police.
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The freeway was still closed Thursday morning, but was expected to reopen soon, according to police.
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