TROY, Mich. (WXYZ) — One man has died and another was hospitalized after a car crash that happened in Troy late Monday evening, police tell us.
The crash happened near southbound I-75 and Maple Road around 11 p.m.
Investigators say that the driver, 21, of a white BMW was driving at a high rate of speed before losing control and leaving the roadway. The car entered the ditch before hitting a tree behind the parking lot of 600 Stephenson Highway.
We're told that the driver died in the crash, and that a passenger, 19, was hospitalized for injuries sustained in the crash. That passenger is expected to make a full recovery.
Authorities believe that excessive speed was a contributing factor in the crash.
