Troy Woman Dies In Rochester Hills 3-Car Crash: Officials

ROCHESTER HILLS, MI — An 85-year-old Troy woman died Tuesday evening after a three-car crash in Rochester Hills, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office said.

Mary Josephine Howe was driving a 2010 Chevrolet Impala at the intersection of Adams and Auburn roads at 6:16 p.m. when she was struck by a jeep, officials said.

Rochester Hills officials took Howe to a nearby hospital, where she later died from her injuries, officials said.

The driver of the jeep, a 31-year-old Lake Orion woman, was also taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries, officials said.

Howe was driving north on Adams Road and was turning left onto westbound Auburn Road when the 2015 Jeep Patriot (driving south on Adams Road) struck her at the intersection, officials said.

The impact of the crash caused the jeep to also strike a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze that was stopped at the traffic light on eastbound Auburn Road, waiting to turn onto southbound Adams Road, officials said.

The driver of the Cruze, a 28-year-old woman from Pontiac, refused medial treatment at the scene, officials said.

Officials determined everyone was wearing their seatbelts and don't believe drugs or alcohol played a factor in the crash, which is still under investigation, officials said.