1 man dead, 1 injured after crashing into parked semi truck in Detroit

Two male victims were injured in a Detroit car crash on Saturday

DETROIT – One man died and another was injured in a Detroit car crash on Saturday morning.

Officials say an unidentified man was traveling west on 7 Mile Road near Gilchrist Street in a 2002 Dodge Caravan when he rear-ended a parked semi-tractor-trailer truck around 4 a.m. The driver was injured and his passenger, a 24-year-old man, was fatally wounded in the crash, officials say.

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Both men were transported to the hospital.

This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information can contact Detroit Police Department’s Fatal Squad at 313-596-2260 or Crimes Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up.


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