1 dead after driver, passenger ejected in single-vehicle rollover on I-75
Michigan State Police on I-75 redirecting traffic.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - I-75 in Detroit was closed Friday morning after a single-car rollover around 3:30 a.m. after a driver lost control and flipped his car.
The crash left one person dead and the other with non-life threatening injuries.
Michigan State Police responded to the scene at I-75 and I-96 in the southbound lane after getting dispatched for the crash. Preliminary information showed both the driver and the 21-year-old passenger were ejected from the crash.
The driver was taken to the hospital with injuries, while the passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The driver is suspected of being impaired and police are obtaining a search warrant for a blood draw. He will be lodged at a jail if he receives medical clearance, the police said.
Lab results are pending. The highway is also back open.