Michigan State Police: Serious Injury MVA, 1-275-8 Mile

Critical Injury MVA

via Michigan State Police: Overnight: On 7/14 at approximately 12:15 AM, troopers were dispatched to southbound I-275 Fwy near 8 Mile Road for a single car serious crash. Preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of a single vehicle was southbound on I-275 at a high rate of speed, lost control and ran off the roadway into the median.

The car continued down the median at a high rate of speed, went over 8 Mile, continued up the embankment between north and south I-275 and rolled over. The vehicle was occupied by one male and one female at the time of the crash. The male occupant walked away from the crash, but was soon located by Livonia Fire and transported to the hospital.  The female occupant was entrapped and had to be cut out of the vehicle. She was taken to a local hospital with life threatening injuries. This crash pends further investigation.