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Woman dead after car loses control, hit by gravel hauler on I-75 in Hazel Park

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A woman has died after the car she was driving lost control and hit a gravel hauler along I-75 on Thursday morning, Michigan State Police said.

It happened before 7 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-75 just past 8 Mile in Hazel Park.

Investigators say that the woman was driving a Jeep Compass when she lost control. Her vehicle spun into the path of a gravel hauler. The truck struck the Jeep on the driver's side.

That 24-year-old Houston woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the gravel hauler was not hurt in the incident.

The freeway has been closed at that 8 Mile exit for a few hours to investigate the crash and clean up the scene.

“Troopers are currently working to notify the family of the driver as they are out of state.” said F/Lt Mike Shaw in a social media post. “We continue to remind drivers to slow down and drive carefully when road conditions change. Troopers investigated over 35 preventable crashes across the district since midnight.”

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