Multiple children were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the Davison Freeway near I-75 in Holly, according to a report that has emergency crews still working the scene. A Highland Park officer rushed an unresponsive child to a local hospital as the chaotic aftermath unfolded along the freeway Wednesday night.
Roughly eight people were reported injured in the crash, according to Metro Detroit News, which reported the incident. Detroit Police, Michigan State Police, and Highland Park emergency crews all responded to the scene, the outlet reports, and the westbound lanes of the Davison Freeway remain closed as the investigation continues.
It remains unclear how many vehicles were involved beyond the reported multi-car nature of the wreck, and the exact circumstances that led to the collision have not been detailed. The condition of the unresponsive child rushed to the hospital by the Highland Park officer has also not been disclosed.
A Separate Rollover Left One Dead Nearby
It could not be confirmed whether this crash is connected to a separate, fatal rollover reported on eastbound M-10 near I-75 in Highland Park, where two passenger cars collided after one attempted to merge lanes and made contact with the other, according to fox2detroit.com. That crash happened around 1:20 a.m. on a Monday morning, the station reports.
A preliminary investigation into that incident found that one car sideswiped another vehicle while switching from the center lane to the right lane, per the same account. The impact sent the not-at-fault driver into the concrete wall on the right side of the roadway, causing their vehicle to roll over multiple times; they were pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital. The at-fault driver was taken to a local hospital for a blood draw, and the crash shut down the roadway while investigators worked the scene.
A Known Trouble Spot on I-75
The Davison Freeway corridor near I-75 has long been flagged as one of the region's most crash-prone stretches. The section between M-8/Davison Freeway and McNichols Road logged 594 reported crashes between 2019 and 2023, the third-highest total among four identified hotspots on I-75, according to an investigation by clickondetroit.com.
Across all four hotspots, the outlet's analysis found exactly 2,457 reported crashes over that five-year span, with more than 60% occurring in the northbound lanes. Crashes in those areas occurred most frequently on Fridays between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., and nearly 70% happened when the road was dry, underscoring that road conditions alone don't explain the danger along this corridor.
What Remains Unknown
Details about the number of vehicles involved, the exact time of the crash, and what caused it have not been independently verified. The identities, ages, and medical conditions of the injured children have also not been released, and it is not confirmed whether this incident is the same one described in the separate rollover report. Drivers should expect continued delays as westbound lanes of the Davison Freeway remain closed pending further updates from investigators.
