Passenger flees, impaired driver injured after crashing into wall on I-96 in Detroit

A Detroit man suffered numerous injuries after crashing into a wall along I-96 in Detroit on Tuesday morning.

Police said the 40-year-old Detroit man was obviously impaired when Michigan State Police troopers arrived at the scene and found a Dodge Caliber crashed on westbound I-96 and Grand River at 6 a.m. 

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The driver was taken to Henry Ford Hospital for a blood draw. Lab results are pending.

Police said the man suffered a broken ankle, facial lacerations, and bruised ribs and lungs. A passenger fled after the crash.

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