Crime & Safety

1 Dead, 3 Hurt In Macomb Co. Crash Involving 2 Drunken Drivers: Report

Police believe alcohol was a factor for both drivers in the crash​.

STERLING HEIGHTS, MI — A woman was killed and three other people were injured in a Saturday morning crash involving two drunken drivers in Sterling Heights, according to WDIV-Detroit, citing police.

Police said a Detroit man was driving a Ford Explorer east on 15 Mile Road at 1:38 a.m. when he crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a Honda Pilot that was moving west, according to the report.

There were six people inside the Pilot (all from Windsor, Ontario), including a woman who died at a nearby hospital and a child who suffered life-threatening injuries, according to the report.

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A woman in the Explorer and the driver of the Pilot were also taken to a nearby hospital for treatment while the driver in the Explorer was arrested in connection with the crash, according to the report.

Police believe alcohol was a factor for both drivers in the crash.

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Anyone with information about the crash was asked to contact them at 586-446-2920.

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