Crime & Safety

Utica Police Seek Tips on Crash that 'May Have Involved Alcohol'

The Utica police are investigating a crash that has left three people seriously injured.

The Utica police are looking for witnesses to a serious accident Sunday night on the M-59 expressway because it may have involved alcohol.

Cheif Dave Faber said all three people involved in the two-car crash, which occurred just after 11 p.m. were seriously injured.

According to police, a white Chevrolet Malibu and a grey Ford Taurus crashed on westbound M-59 at the exit ramp from southbound M-53. However, Faber said they are looking for witnesses because details are sketchy.

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"We are unsure of the circumstances as we have no eyewitnesses at this time," he said.

Alcohol appears to have been a factor, according to Faber. 

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 The Utica Police Department asks that anyone who may have seen the crash should contact them at 586-731-2345.

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