Driver critically injured after being thrown from car in crash, hit by passing vehicle on I-94

DETROIT – A person is critically injured after a single-car crash early Thursday morning.

Michigan State Police responded to westbound I-94 near Concord Avenue on July 31 at around 1:30 a.m. for a report of a single-car crash.

When troopers arrived at the scene, they found a car on fire and blocking the right and center lanes.

Further investigation revealed that a 23-year-old driver ran their car off the road to the right on I-94, went up the embankment, rolled back down on the freeway and caught fire.

Police said the driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from his vehicle into the right lane. Witnesses told police that the driver was also run over by a passing vehicle.

The driver was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The investigation is ongoing.