BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (FOX 2) - A baby did not survive after a crash Saturday in Bloomfield Township led to an emergency surgery to deliver the infant early.
According to Bloomfield Township police, a Honda Accord was turning on Telegraph at the median turnaround in front of the IHOP restaurant north of Square Lake Road around 1:30 p.m. when the car was hit by a Jeep Grand Cherokee that was traveling north. Witnesses told police that the Jeep ran the red light at the median crossing and broadsided the Honda.
A passenger in the Accord was 23 weeks pregnant. That victim was extricated from the car and taken to a hospital, where emergency surgery was performed later that afternoon to deliver the baby.
That newborn died on Sunday.
Both drivers were also hospitalized for injuries, while a child who was properly buckled into the back seat of the Accord hard minor injuries.
An investigation is still ongoing. Crash witnesses are asked to contact the Bloomfield Township Police Department at 248-433-7755.
The Source: This information is from a Bloomfield Township police press release.
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