1 dead, 2 injured after crash on Dixie Highway in Springfield Township

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – A 72-year-old Springfield Township man was killed, and two different individuals have been injured in a crash that occurred Saturday afternoon on Dixie Freeway.

The incident occurred at about 1:12 p.m. on Dixie Freeway north of the intersection at Deer Lake Highway. 

In accordance with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Workplace, James Ziegenfelder, 72, was driving a 2022 GMC Acadia when he turned left from a enterprise positioned on the east facet of Dixie Freeway. 

He turned left in entrance of a automobile touring northbound. His automotive collided with a 2022 Ford Escape pushed by a 54-year-old lady from Holly.

Ziegenfelder was transported to an area hospital, the place he died from his accidents a number of hours after the crash.

A 72-year-old front-seat passenger in his automobile was additionally taken to an area hospital and is listed in secure situation. 

The girl within the Ford Escape was additionally handled for her accidents and launched from an area hospital. 

All occupants have been carrying seatbelts on the time of the crash.

Police don’t imagine drug or alcohol use was an element within the incident.

The investigation is ongoing.