A quiet early morning on Detroit's west side erupted into chaos last Saturday when a fiery two-vehicle crash near 7 Mile Road and Evergreen Road left two people fighting for their lives and put a third person in police custody, authorities said. The collision was reported between 5:20 and 5:30 a.m., and both injured people were rushed to local hospitals, where they remained in critical condition Saturday afternoon.
Police: Two People Found Critically Injured
Emergency crews arrived to find two people hurt in separate vehicles, each described as being in critical condition, according to CBS Detroit. Both were taken to nearby hospitals. Officers also took one person into custody in connection with the crash, although police have not released names, ages, or any specifics about how that person may have been involved.
Fiery Collision, Suspected At-Fault Driver Detained
FOX 2 Detroit described the wreck as a fiery two-vehicle collision and reported that officers were first called to the scene around 5:20 a.m. The station says the occupant of the vehicle believed to be at fault is being detained by police while receiving medical treatment at a hospital.
Crash-Prone Corridor
The stretch of 7 Mile on Detroit's west side has seen more than its share of serious wrecks lately. In early April, a deadly overnight rear-end collision shut down part of the same corridor, as detailed in Hoodline's coverage of the deadly 2 a.m. crash. That story highlighted a ClickOnDetroit analysis of Michigan crash data that flagged several nearby 7 Mile intersections among the region's highest-crash locations.
Detroit police say the latest investigation is ongoing and have not yet said whether speed, impairment, or any other factor played a role. Any potential charges will be determined after the hospital's medical evaluation and the department's on-scene work, per CBS Detroit. Anyone with information is urged to contact Detroit police or Crime Stoppers. Hoodline will update this story as more details become available.
