Crime & Safety
1 Dead In Crash On Telegraph Rd. In Oakland County: Police
Investigators believe the 70-year-old man may have been suffering from a medical emerency before the crash.
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI — A 70-year-old man was killed in a three-car crash Wednesday morning in Oakland County, according to police.
The crash happened at 10:15 a.m. on Telegraph Road near Long Lake Road in Bloomfield Township, according to police.
Police said a maroon Ford Explorer was crossing multiple lanes and driving on the median. Officers tried to stop the SUV, but the driver didn't stop and eventually crashed into mutiple other other vehicles near Hickory Grove, according to police.
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The driver of the Explorer, a 70-year-old Detroit man, was killed in the crash, according to police.
The drivers of the other vehicles were not injured in the crash, according to police.
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Investigators believe the 70-year-old man may have been suffering from a medical emerency before the crash.
Police asked anyone with information to call Bloomfield Township Police Department at 248-433-7755.
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