MONROE COUNTY, Mich. – Two people were seriously injured in a crash on I-75 early Monday morning in Monroe County.
The crash happened on northbound I-75, just south of Sigler Road, in Berlin Township, on April 6 at around 5 a.m.
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According to investigators, a 39-year-old Detroit man was driving a Honda on the right lane of northbound I-75 and came to a complete stop. Authorities said it’s not clear why the Detroit man stopped on the freeway.
The Honda was then struck from behind by a semi-truck, forcing it to leave the freeway to the east and come to a rest facing southwest on the shoulder of I-75. The semi-truck jackknifed, leaving the freeway, then came to rest against the median guardrail.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the 39-year-old Detroit man was not wearing a seatbelt, and the Honda’s airbags did not deploy. The driver of the semi-truck, a 49-year-old from Ohio, was wearing his seatbelt, and the semi-truck was not equipped with an airbag system.
The Detroit man was taken to a local hospital and is in critical condition. The Ohio man was also taken to a local hospital and is in serious condition.
The sheriff’s office said alcohol was not a factor in the crash.