Tire flies through driver's windshield, causing fatal crash on I-75 in Detroit
DETROIT (FOX 2) - All northbound lanes of I-75 in Detroit have reopened at Davison after a crash caused by a loose tire Friday afternoon.
Just after 4 p.m., Michigan State Police said that all northbound lanes of I-75 were closed after a tire from a vehicle on the southbound side of the freeway came loose, went over the median wall, and hit a pickup truck driven by a 63-year-old man on the other side of the freeway.
The freeway reopened just before 6:20 p.m.
According to police, the pickup truck was found against the wall with a caved-in roof, and the driver was unconscious.
Police had to break a window to get to the driver, then used a chain to pull the vehicle away from the way. The victim was taken to a hospital, where he died.
The 34-year-old driver whose vehicle lost a tire is cooperating with investigators.