One dead after driver attempts abrupt exit on I-96, rolling vehicle
DETROIT - A serious crash has closed Interstate 96 and killed one early Monday morning.
The wreck happened around 7:30 a.m. after Michigan State Police responded to reports of a rollover on the freeway near Davison in Detroit.
A preliminary investigation by the state police's south post determined the driver of a passenger vehicle was in the center lane of I-96 when he made an abrupt turn and tried exiting onto the local lanes.
In the process, he side-swiped another car and flipped his own. The vehicle then rolled several times and the driver was ejected.
State Police tweeted out photos and information around 8:30 a.m.
Both the driver and a passenger were taken to Sinai Grace Hospital. The driver was pronounced dead when he arrived and the passenger had serious injuries.
The highway remained closed due to the wreck.