Family identify woman found on I-96 - but have no idea how she ended up there
Family identify woman found on I-96 in Detroit
Family of the woman found on I-96 in Detroit this week have identified her as Ti'Nishia Lloyd, a 33-year-old.
(FOX 2) - Family of the woman found on I-96 in Detroit this week have identified her as Ti'Nishia Lloyd, a 33-year-old.
While her identity has now been confirmed, the mystery of what happened to the woman remains — and her family hope that by speaking out, they will get some answers.
What we know:
A Detroit mother is pleading for answers after her daughter was found barely conscious along a freeway in Detroit. Witnesses found her with abrasions and cuts on her body on the I-96 shoulder of the ramp leading up to Greenfield.
She spent multiple days in the care of doctors, being treated for a brain bleed and multiple fractures to her pelvis and skull, her mom said.
Family have been waiting by her bedside, hoping that Lloyd could tell them what happened. She's currently on a ventilator and is heavily sedated. Her mother is baffled by what led to her daughter's circumstances.
"Really going through it because I need to know what happened," said Alishia Garland.
Ti'Nishia Lloyd, 33, was found on I-96 late Sunday night.
The backstory:
Michigan State Police were called to the I-96 off-ramp around 10 p.m. Sunday night for reports of a woman lying on the ground.
Barely conscious, police said several witnesses had assisted, but nobody saw what led up to her being found there.
"It is uncertain if she was hit by a car or possibly assaulted and then pushed out of a car," the MSP's second district said.
They released an image of the woman, hoping that family could help identify her.
Woman found on I-96: Female discovered with injuries identified by police
According to state police, doctors who tended to her said she had an abrasion on her left hip and a road rash on her back.
What they're saying:
Garland told FOX 2 she has no idea what her daughter was doing before her discovery.
"It was a very difficult process. Good thing my other daughter had pictures of her tattoos and stuff. That's how we were able to identify who she was," she said.
Alishia Garland, mother of the woman found on the highway.
The Source: Previous reporting and an interview with family was cited for this story.