5 dead, including a child, multiple others hurt in three overnight freeway crashes - WXYZ

Child Ejected as Midnight Collision on Westbound Davison Kicks Off Detroit Freeway Tragedy

Five people are dead, including a child, and multiple others were hospitalized following three separate, violent crashes on metro Detroit freeways overnight, WXYZ reported. The incidents unfolded in rapid succession across the region’s interstate system, prompting extended closures by the Michigan State Police.

The first fatal collision occurred at approximately 11:45 p.m. Saturday on westbound Davison near I-75. Michigan State Police investigators stated that three vehicles were traveling west when a silver Chevrolet Impala rear-ended another vehicle. This impact caused the second driver to lose control and strike a third vehicle.

Impaired Driving Charges Filed After Six Occupants Crowded Into Impala

Six individuals were inside the Impala at the time of the crash, and a child was ejected from the vehicle. Highland Park police transported the child to a hospital, where the victim was pronounced dead. The remaining five occupants of the Impala sustained injuries ranging from minor to critical. State troopers arrested the driver of the Impala on charges of operating while intoxicated causing death.

High-Speed Tahoe Rollover on I-75 Claims Roseville Resident

Just over an hour later, at approximately 1 a.m., a second fatal crash took place on southbound I-75 near Schaefer. According to Michigan State Police, a white Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling south at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control, struck a concrete barrier, and rolled multiple times. Three females occupied the vehicle. Two occupants, including the driver, were ejected, while a third person remained trapped inside until emergency responders extracted them.

All three were transported to local hospitals. On Sunday morning, police confirmed that one of the passengers, a Roseville resident, had died. Troopers cited speeding and reckless driving as contributing factors in the incident.

Airborne Vehicle Plunges Onto I-96 Ramp in Final Suspected Drunk Driving Crash

A third single-vehicle crash happened around 2 a.m. on the Lodge Freeway near Wyoming Avenue, resulting in three fatalities. Michigan State Police reported that a southbound vehicle failed to negotiate a curve, left the freeway, climbed an embankment, crashed through shrubbery, and became airborne. The vehicle landed on the entrance ramp to southbound I-96 from Wyoming Avenue before striking a concrete barrier.

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The driver and two passengers, all residents of Detroit, died at the scene. Troopers noted that alcohol is suspected as a contributing factor in the final crash. State police kept the affected freeways shut down for hours before reopening them to traffic later Sunday morning.