2 Dead In 4-Car Crash On I-75 In Detroit: Police

DETROIT — A man and a woman are dead after a four-crash crash on a Detroit freeway Sunday afternoon, according to Michigan State Police.

The crash happened at 3:05 p.m. in the southbound lanes on Interstate 75 near Mack Avenue, according to police.

Police said a 58-year-old woman was driving her Ford Crown Vic in the left lane on the freeway and smashed into the back of a Chevy Traverse that was slowing down for traffic.

The impact of the crash forced the Traverse to hit a Kia Telluride, which then crashed into a Jeep Wrangler, according to police.

A 50-year-old man from Novi, who was a passenger inside the Crown Vic, and a 56-year-old woman from Farmington Hills, who a passenger inside the Kia, were both killed in the crash, according to police.

Multiple other passengers suffered minor injuries in the crash, according to police.

Investigators believe the driver of the Crown Vic failed to brake before the initial crash, according to police.

The freeway was closed for several hours, but has since reopened, according to police.

Police were still investigating the crash and plan to turn over their findings to the prosecutor's office.

"It is important for all drivers to remember that every time they get behind the wheel they are not only responsible for themselves and their passengers, but others that they share the road with as well," Michigan State Police First Lt. Mike Shaw said. "Driving requires all of our attention, all of the time. Driving conditions can change in a split second and if drivers are not paying attention, it can be deadly."