Crime & Safety

1 Dead, 2 Critically Injured After I-94 Crash in Pittsfield Township

Eastbound 1-94 near State Street was closed for nearly three hours Saturday morning while police investigated the scene.

One person is dead and two others are critically injured following a car accident Saturday morning on eastbound I-94 near State Street, according to Pittsfield Township Police.

According to police, the three-car accident occurred at 8 a.m. Fire crews arrived to find two people in one of the vehicles pinned in and requiring extrication

Fire crews arrived to find a three-vehicle accident with multiple injuries. Two people in one of the vehicles were pinned in and required extended extrication, police said. They were transported to an area hospital in critical condition.

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One person in another vehicle was pronounced dead on the scene, according to police.

Police closed eastbound I-94 near Ann Arbor Saline Road until 11:15 a.m. to investigate the scene.

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According to AnnArbor.com, there were extensive backups on that section of I-94 Saturday morning due to Michigan Department of Transportation work on I-94 between US-23 and South State.


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