FERNDALE, Mich. (WXYZ) — Michigan State Police and Ferndale Police are investigating a serious injury crash that closed W. Eight Mile west of Woodward Avenue for several hours.
Around 1 a.m. Friday, Ferndale officers were dispatched to the area to investigate a report of a two-vehicle rollover crash. Upon arrival, officers saw a 2007 Trailblazer on its side containing two passengers and a 2015 Hyundai Sonata containing three passengers.
The driver of the Trailblazer was identified as a 48-year-old woman from Detroit, who suffered serious injuries to her hand. Police say she is in serious but stable condition. Her passenger, a 35-year-old Detroit man, suffered head injuries and is in stable condition.
Police say the 29-year-old driver of the Sonata, a Detroit resident, suffered serious injuries in the crash and had to be extricated from the vehicle. One of her passengers, an 18-year-old woman, suffered minor injuries. The other passenger, a 20-year-old man, is in critical condition, police say.
A search warrant was obtained to seize a blood sample from the driver of the Sonata who is in stable condition. The blood will determine the driver's blood alcohol content.
A possible charge could be operating while intoxicated causing serious injury, police say.
