ROYAL OAK (WWJ) A wrong-way crash on I-75 in Royal Oak has left four people dead.
In a statement on X, Michigan State Police said the Detroit Regional Communication Center (DRCC) received calls of a wrong-way driver in a black Volkswagen driving north in the southbound lanes of I-75 on Sunday (7/28) around 2:50 a.m. Callers then reported the wrong-way driver had crashed into a Dodge Caravan near 11 Mile.
Royal Oak Police arrived and started ramping off the other vehicles in order to secure the scene. They advised the Volkswagen was on fire and there were “numerous victims,” State Police said.
The at-fault driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Four people occupied the Dodge Caravan. Three of them were pronounced dead at the scene. The fourth person was rushed to the hospital and listed in critical condition.
Metro North troopers are working to clean up the scene, identify the victims and notify their families.
The freeway was closed for six hours for cleanup. Troopers are awaiting medical examiner reports, vehicle inspections and "other follow up" to complete the investigation.