4 killed in Detroit when SUV crashes into freeway bridge pier
Michigan State Police say 4 males have been killed when an SUV slammed right into a bridge pier alongside an interstate freeway in Detroit and threw them from the car
DETROIT — An SUV slammed right into a bridge pier alongside an interstate freeway in Detroit, throwing 4 younger males from the car and killing them, state police mentioned.
The GMC Yukon was going quick when it hit the pier round 8 p.m. Sunday night time on westbound Interstate 96 close to Grand River Avenue in Detroit, witnesses informed state troopers. The 4 males within the SUV died within the crash, state police mentioned.
Killed have been the 21-year-old driver and passengers ages 20, 22 and 25, police mentioned Monday morning. An investigation continues, and post-mortem outcomes and a car inspection are pending, police mentioned.
“As soon as once more, a driver’s determination to drive recklessly price lives on our roadways,” Lt. Mike Shaw of the Michigan State Police mentioned in a press release on Twitter. “This determination is not going to solely have an effect on these households concerned but additionally witnesses and first responders on scene. Please drive responsibly. Lives are at stake.”