SALEM TWP. (WWJ) — Three people are dead after a crash involving a wrong-way driver on the Gotfredson Road ramp to eastbound M-14 in Washtenaw County.
This happened shortly after 7:15 a.m. Wednesday in Salem Township, west of Plymouth Township.
According to Michigan State Police, a preliminary investigation found that the driver of a Nissan Rogue was traveling in the wrong direction on M-14, and then exited the freeway onto the eastbound entrance ramp from Gotfredson.
On the ramp, police said the Nissan crashed head-on into a Tesla that was entering the eastbound freeway.
All three people in the two cars involved in the crash were killed, police said.
The Tesla driver was identified as a a 53-year-old man from Munith, Michigan.
The Nissan driver was identified as a 31-year-old Battle Creek man, and his passenger was a 27-year-old Battle Creek woman, according to MSP.
Tipster Paul from Troy, who was driving in the area, said saw the cars involved, and a lot of police on the scene.