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Firefighters use jaws of life after rear-end crash on I-96 in Detroit; At-fault driver arrested for drunk driving

SUV heavily damaged in rear-end crash
Michigan State Police

DETROIT (WWJ) – A Southfield man is behind bars after allegedly driving drunk and causing a rear-end crash on I-96 early Sunday morning.

Michigan State Police received multiple 911 calls just before 3:30 a.m. reporting a two-car crash with injuries along westbound I-96 near Telegraph.


When troopers showed up they found two cars severely damaged.

Preliminary investigations showed the at-fault driver, a 27-year-old man from Southfield, was speeding when he slammed into the back of another vehicle.

The damage was so bad Detroit firefighters had to use the jaws of life to extricate the driver of the rear-ended vehicle. That driver sustained serious injuries.

Authorities determined the at-fault driver was impaired at the time of the crash. The driver and passengers in the at-fault car sustained minor injuries, according to MSP.

The driver was held overnight. Charges are pending prosecutor review.