A late-night drive in Shelby Township turned tragic just after midnight when a car rolled over at the intersection of 22 Mile Road and Ryan Road, killing the driver and injuring his passenger. First responders pronounced the driver dead at the scene and rushed the passenger to a nearby hospital after she was ejected from the vehicle. The busy crossroads stayed shut for hours as crews and crash investigators worked through the night.
According to Macomb Daily, the driver was a 23-year-old man from Macomb Township and the passenger was a 23-year-old woman from Roseville. The paper reported that the woman was thrown from the car during the rollover and taken to a local hospital, while the man was pronounced dead at the scene. A Shelby Township Police Department Facebook post stated that alcohol “appears to have been a factor” in the crash, according to the outlet.
Investigation and witness appeal
Shelby Township Police said their “thoughts are with all those affected by this tragic incident,” as reported by Macomb Daily. Investigators are now working to reconstruct what happened in the moments leading up to the rollover and are asking anyone who saw the crash to call the department’s traffic unit at 586-731-2121, extension 325.
Police have not yet said whether any charges are being considered, noting that the reconstruction and full investigation are still underway…