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Macomb woman killed in wrong-way crash by alleged drunk driver

Posted at 8:09 AM, Nov 26, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-26 08:09:56-05

GRAND BLANC, Mich. (WXYZ) — A 25-year-old Macomb woman was killed when the car she was driving was hit by a wrong-way driver along I-75 in Grand Blanc on Monday night.

According to police, they started receiving calls around 10:53 p.m. about a vehicle going the wrong way in the northbound lanes of I-475.

As they were on the way, officers were notified of a crash along I-75 right near I-475.

We're told the driver, a 60-year-old Flint man, traveled from I-475 into the northbound lanes of I-75 but was still going the wrong way. Within a quarter mile, police say his 1995 Chevy Suburban hit the woman's 2014 Ford Focus head-on.

Both drivers died on impact, police say.

The northbound lanes of I-75 were shut down for nearly five hours as police investigated the crash.

They say alcohol appears to be a factor.