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1 dead, 3 hurt after driver loses control on snow and slush in Chesterfield Township

By Amber Ainsworth
Published  December 27, 2021 4:18pm EST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 2 Detroit

CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (FOX 2) - A man died Monday morning after he lost control in Chesterfield Township and crashed.

Police said the 63-year-old man from Casco Township was driving his SUV on Gratiot Avenue just south of 26 Mile Road when he lost control on the snow and slush-covered road at 10:46 a.m.

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The man, who was in the northbound lanes, slid into the southbound lanes and hit another vehicle head-on. 

A 28-year-old Columbus Township woman and her 2-year-old daughter and 14-year-old niece were in the vehicle struck. They suffered serious injuries and were transported to a hospital where they are stable, police said.

The crash remains under investigation.