SOUTHFIELD, MI : 2 killed in crash with wrong-way driver fleeing Michigan State Police on Saturday, 6th January 2024

The Lodge Freeway near Lahser Road has reopened after a crash investigation closed it for over 11 hours. Two people were killed after a wrong-way driver fleeing Michigan State Police crashed early Saturday morning.

Around 1:30 a.m., MSP South Post troopers on patrol found a 2006 Ford Super Duty truck that was reported stolen in the back of a gas station on Eight Mile Road.

MSP says the suspect driver in the truck backed up, almost hitting the patrol car, and left the parking lot on 8 Mile near the Southfield Freeway. Troopers tried to pull the truck over and the suspect fled the scene, said MSP.

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