Motorist killed in collision after Jeep traveled wrong way in Detroit, police say

DETROIT, MI — One motorist died and a second motorist remains in critical condition after a Jeep SUV driving north on a southbound lane collided with another vehicle early Friday, Nov. 29, state police reported.

State police on X, formerly known as Twitter, reported the crash happened between the Jeep and a second SUV on southbound Lodge (M-10) near Grand River after 4:30 a.m.

“When troopers arrived on scene they found the reported wrong way jeep and a second SUV with heavy front end damage from the head on crash,” the state police report read. “The non at fault SUV caught fire and quickly became fully engulfed. Troopers attempted to get into the vehicle but were unsuccessful.”

Troopers, though, were able to pull out the 27-year-old woman who was driving the Jeep, the report stated. She was transported to a local hospital, where she was listed in critical condition this morning.

Detroit Fire Department crews later extinguished the fire engulfing the other SUV, the state police report stated. One person was located inside the vehicle and was pronounced dead on the scene.

“Currently, we have not been able to identify the person killed in the crash,” First Lt. Mike Shaw, of the state police, said in a statement. “The crash reconstructionist is on scene investigating the crash. We are attempting to determine where the wrong way driver entered the roadway and where she was coming from.”