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Dispatch Audio: Wrong Way Driver Kills 2, Severely Injures Child On The EB I-94 In Casco Township

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Wrong Way Driver Collides With Another Vehicle

Casco Township, St Clair County 2:25PM January 3 2022: A wrong way driver travelling westbound in the eastbound lanes struck another vehicle head on, killing both drivers. A child was discovered in the back seat of one of the vehicles, severely injured.

Michigan State Police & St Clair County law enforcement-Fire/EMS dispatched units to the eastbound I-94 near the Adair rest stop on reports of a white car travelling westbound in the eastbound lanes at around 2:30PM Monday afternoon. Dispatch audio soon revised their BOL (Be on the Lookout) to the vehicle striking another head on in the eastbound lanes under the Meldrum overpass.

Responding units reported the vehicles; a white sedan and a dark colored SUV, had heavy front-end damage and all occupants entrapped. Units also reported both drivers were without a pulse. A child was also discovered by responding officers in the back seat of one vehicle. The child; according to dispatch audio, did have a slight pulse but was unconscious with labored breathing. All victims required extrication from the vehicles involved. The child was conveyed to the hospital by Richmond-Lenox EMS. The child’s condition is unknown.

17:46 – The eastbound lanes of the I-94 freeway remains closed at 26 Mile for the Michigan State Police investigation.

Update via Michigan State Police

Update via Michigan State Police:

CASCO TWP., MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Lapeer Post is investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred on January 3, 2022 at approximately 2:30 p.m. on I-94 near Meldrum Rd.

Preliminary investigation indicates a wrong-way driver caused a head-on crash that left both drivers dead.

A 25-year-old male from St. Clair entered the eastbound lanes driving westbound in a silver 2014 Chevrolet Cruze. The Cruze collided with a black 2003 GMC Yukon driven by a 33-year-old female from Casco.

A young child was a passenger in the Yukon and was transported to a local hospital then transferred to a children’s hospital for treatment of critical injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

Troopers were assisted at the scene by the Michigan State Police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit,Richmond Fire Department, Richmond-Lennox EMS, and St. Clair Sheriff’s Office.

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