Crime & Safety
3 Detroit Women Killed In Freeway Crash: Police
Investigators believe speed and alcohol were factors in the crash.
DETROIT — Three women were killed in a crash early Sunday morning on a Detroit freeway, according to Michigan State Police.
The crash happened at 2 a.m. Sunday in the southbound lanes on the Lodge Freeway near Wyoming Avenue, according to police.
The driver failed to turn the wheel on a curve and left the freeway, speeding up an embankment through shrubbery and becoming airborne, according to police.
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The vehicle landed on the entrance ramp to the southbound Lodge from Wyoming and hit a concrete barrier, according to police.
The driver and both passengers, all women from Detroit, were killed in the crash, according to police.
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Investigators believe speed and alcohol were factors in the crash.
Police did not identify the victims, as they were still investigating the crash.
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