HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (WXYZ) — 1 man is dead and another has been hospitalized after a crash that happened in Highland Park on Thursday morning.
Police got the call about the incident around 5:30 a.m., responding to the crash near the intersection of Woodward and Davison.
We're told the driver was heading north before veering into the southbound lanes and crashing a black Chevy Equinox into a pole.
Authorities tell us that the passenger in the front seat, 36, died in the crash. The driver was taken to a nearby hospital, where he is in serious condition.
Highland Park police tells us that alcohol played a factor in the crash.
