17-Year-Old Girl Dies In Clinton Township Crash: Police

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI — A 17-year-old girl died Tuesday night after crashing her car into a Clinton Township home's garage, police said.

Police said the teenager from Clinton Township was driving a silver Chevy Cobalt on eastbound 19 Mile and Romeo Plank roads near Chippewa Valley High School at 7:30 p.m., when she sideswiped a 2013 Ford Explorer going in the same direction.

That's when the teen driver lost control of her Cobalt, sending the car off-road over a curb through a wooden and cyclone fence, before ultimately crashing into a detached garage, police said.

Officers said they found the teenager dead in the car. Her identity has not been released by officials, but police have told her parents about the crash.

Police do not believe drugs or alcohol were factors in this crash, as the investigation continues.

Police closed all eastbound lanes on 19 Mile Road on Tuesday night as DTE Energy was repairing some downed power lines.

There were no other injuries reported in the crash by officials.