2 in critical condition after driver travels wrong way on 2 freeways in Detroit
The driver, a 43-year-old woman from Detroit, continued northbound in the southbound lanes of I-75 and crashed into a Ford passenger car at southbound I-75 near Caniff
Jennifer ChambersA wrong-way driver with a suspended license is in critical condition at a local hospital after crashing into multiple vehicles Sunday on two interstates before coming to a stop near the Detroit-Hamtramck border, Michigan State Police officials said.
Troopers closed southbound I-75 at Caniff just before 8 p.m. to investigate the crash involving a 43-year-old motorist from Detroit who was driving on a suspended license, Michigan State Police reported.
The Detroit Regional Communications Center began receiving calls about a driver who crashed into vehicles on southbound Interstate 375 near Lafayette, MSP said.
The driver continued northbound in the southbound lanes of I-75 and crashed into a Ford passenger car near Caniff. She struck several other vehicles before coming to a stop.
The driver of the Ford was transported to a local hospital and also was in critical condition as of Monday afternoon.
MSP officials said a search warrant was being drafted to check for alcohol and drugs for the wrong-way driver.
jchambers@detroitnews.com