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Police: Alcohol May Have Played Role In Deadly I-75 Accident

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DETROIT (WWJ) – A deadly car accident in Detroit overnight killed one man and injured two other people.

Authorities say alcohol likely played a role in the crash that killed a 25-year-old man from Sterling Heights.

The accident happened around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, when the man lost control of his Honda on I-75 near McNichols– and hit the median wall.

Shortly after, a 35-year-old man driving an SUV slammed into the disabled vehicle. The 25-year-old had two passengers in his car, they suffered non-life threatening injuries. It doesn’t appear the driver of the SUV was hurt.

The crash shut down the freeway for about three hours.

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  • http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/12/21/man-dies-after-being-hit-by-alleged-drunk-driver-on-i-75/ Man Dies After Being Hit By Alleged Drunk Driver On I-75 « CBS Detroit

    [...] The accident happened around 3 a.m., when 25-year-old Nadeem Sawaf lost control of his Honda on I-75 near McNichols and hit the median wall. Shortly after, a 35-year-old man driving an SUV slammed into the disabled vehicle. Sawaf was killed in the crash. [...]

  • http://localdetroitnews.com/news/man-dies-after-being-hit-by-alleged-drunk-driver-on-i-75/ Man Dies After Being Hit By Alleged Drunk Driver On I-75 | Local Detroit News

    [...] The accident happened around 3 a.m., when 25-year-old Nadeem Sawaf lost control of his Honda on I-75 near McNichols and hit the median wall. Shortly after, a 35-year-old man driving an SUV slammed into the disabled vehicle. Sawaf was killed in the crash. [...]

  • http://crashi75.com/man-dies-after-being-hit-by-alleged-drunk-driver-on-i-75/ Man Dies After Being Hit By Alleged Drunk Driver On I-75

    [...] The accident happened around 3 a.m., when 25-year-old Nadeem Sawaf lost control of his Honda on I-75 near McNichols and hit the median wall. Shortly after, a 35-year-old man driving an SUV slammed into the disabled vehicle. Sawaf was killed in the crash. [...]

  • http://citycaraccident.com/man-dies-after-being-hit-by-alleged-drunk-driver-on-i-75/ Man Dies After Being Hit By Alleged Drunk Driver On I-75 — City Car Accident

    [...] The accident happened around 3 a.m., when 25-year-old Nadeem Sawaf lost control of his Honda on I-75 near McNichols and hit the median wall. Shortly after, a 35-year-old man driving an SUV slammed into the disabled vehicle. Sawaf was killed in the crash. [...]

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