A tragic incident unfolded in Livingston County, Michigan, as a two-car rollover crash claimed the life of a Howell woman and inflicted serious injuries on two others. According to CBS News Detroit, the collision occurred around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Rickett Road and Maltby Road in Green Oak Township.
The Green Oak Township Police Department reported witnessing a silver Jeep speeding, driven by an 81-year-old man from Whitmore Lake, before slamming into a blue GMC Terrain, which a 35-year-old Howell woman was driving. Driving at a high rate of speed, the man from Whitmore Lake man, is now recovering at the University of Michigan hospital alongside the second victim, a 50-year-old woman from Howell, also seriously injured in the crash.
WLNS added that upon the arrival of the first responders, extrication was necessary to free the drivers and the Terrain's passenger, who were all found trapped in their respective vehicles. Unfortunately, despite their swift action, the Howell woman driving the Terrain was pronounced dead at the scene.
Adding to the details of the crash, WILX reported that eyewitnesses had observed the Jeep traveling at significant speeds before the collision. Engaged in ongoing efforts to piece together the sequence of events leading up to the tragedy, the crash has called into service various agencies, including the Livingston County Major Crash Team, who are conducting a thorough investigation to understand the underlying causes of this fatal incident.
The collective response to the crash included the mobilization of multiple agencies, such as Green Oak Township Fire Department, Livingston County Sheriff's Office, Brighton City Police Department, Metroparks Police Authority, University of Michigan Survival Flight, Hamburg Township Fire Department, Brighton Area Fire Department, and Livingston County Central Dispatch. The community now mourns the irrevocable loss of life and wishes a steady recovery for the injured.
