2 suffer critical injuries in I-75 wrong-way driver crash

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (FOX 2) - A wrong-way driver crash on I-75 in Hamtramck left both the at-fault driver and another driver with critical injuries Sunday. 

The crash happened on the southbound lanes of I-75 near Caniff at around 7:30 p.m.

Police began receiving calls of a wrong-way driver who crashed into multiple vehicles on southbound I-375 near Lafayette. The driver continued northbound in the southbound lanes of I-75. 

The wrong-way driver then crashed into a Ford passenger vehicle at southbound I-75 near Caniff and struck several other cars before stopping, police said.

There were several minor injuries in both crashes. The driver of the Ford was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries. The 43-year-old female at-fault driver from Detroit was also transported to a local hospital with what police described as "very critical injuries."

"A search warrant is being drafted to check for alcohol and drugs for the wrong-way driver. The wrong-way driver also has a suspended driver's license," MSP said.

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