Police: No Pothole At Intersection Of Deadly Crash In Detroit
DETROIT (WWJ) - Authorities are learning more about the circumstances surrounding a deadly crash in Detroit overnight.
Police originally said a pothole might be to blame for the accident -- that statement has since been revised.
The single-vehicle crash happened just after 12 a.m. Tuesday along McGraw Avenue near Martin Road, in the area of I-94 and Livernois Avenue on the city's west side.
A 22-year-old woman told police she was driving eastbound when she said she struck a pothole and lost control of her vehicle, a Ford Focus. The vehicle then careened off the road and slammed into a utility pole. Police telling WWJ Newsradio 950 that investigators determined that there is no pothole at that intersection.
A 22-year-old man who was riding in the front passenger seat was critically injured and died at a hospital.
The woman was seriously injured in the crash but has since been released from the hospital and is currently in police custody.
The crash remains under investigation.