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Man Killed On I-75 On Way To Funeral

A 41-year old man from Ohio driving to Detroit to attend a funeral was killed early Monday morning in an accident on northbound I-75.

Woodhaven police say the man was driving a van that crashed into a pickup truck near the West Road exit around 3 a.m. Police say the pickup truck driver fell asleep and hit van hit a guardrail and flipped. The truck came to rest in the middle of the freeway.

As the pickup truck driver was going to climb out the truck was hit by the van. Police say the truck driver suffered only a broken finger. Along with the driver who died, three others in the van had minor injuries. Police say they were on their way to a funeral.

An investigation is ongoing.

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