Overview
- The crash occurred at the intersection of Eight Mile Road and Coolidge Highway and left the Uber driver dead and a 23-year-old rear-seat passenger critically injured after being ejected from the vehicle.
- Oak Park investigators say a Dodge Charger ran the traffic signal and struck the Buick Envision that had the right of way, a finding supported by nearby surveillance reviewed by police.
- Police allege the 19-year-old Charger driver was intoxicated; he was taken into custody and the case will be presented to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office for charging review.
- While officers were on scene hours later, a separate driver struck an unoccupied Berkley patrol car and was arrested on suspicion of DUI with a preliminary blood alcohol level about three times Michigan's legal limit.
- Accident reconstruction and a multijurisdictional evidence review are ongoing and investigators say they will release findings to inform charging and public safety steps that could affect traffic enforcement and local crash prevention.