Police believe woman fell asleep while driving before I-69 crash that killed her
EATON COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - Michigan State Police believe a woman drove off of I-69 and rolled her minivan after falling asleep early Friday.
According to police, the 30-year-old Flint woman was FaceTiming a friend while driving on the northbound side of the road when she told the friend that she was tired. Around 3:15 a.m., she veered off the road near Vermontville Highway in Eaton County. Police said the victim tried to get back onto the roadway, she overcorrected and lost control. She went off the road and her 2014 Chrysler Town & Country rolled multiple times before landing on its roof.
MSP trooper hurt in crash that crushed patrol vehicle on NB I-75; all lanes closed at Allen
A Michigan State Police trooper and another person suffered injuries in a crash involving a semi-truck and an SUV on I-75 near Dix in Lincoln Park on Friday morning.
The victim was ejected from her van and pronounced dead at the scene.
Police do not yet know if drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash. An investigation is ongoing.