NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A man was killed, and another was injured in a wrong-way crash in Washtenaw County on Sunday morning, police said.
At about 6:15 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, troopers responded to northbound US-23 at Territorial Road in Northfield Township after receiving a report of a crash.
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A preliminary investigation revealed that a 58-year-old Brighton man in a 1993 Jeep Cherokee was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of US-23. The driver hit a northbound 2009 Chevrolet Silverado that was being driven by a 26-year-old Montrose man, according to Michigan State Police.
Both men were taken to the hospital, where the 58-year-old Jeep driver was pronounced dead.
The 26-year-old was treated for minor injuries, police said.
The investigation is ongoing.
Police said it is currently unknown if alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash.