Macomb Township, MI – Today, December 16, 2024, at approximately 1:52PM, Macomb County Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Garfield Road and Adelaide Drive in Macomb Township (between 22 Mile and 23 Mile Roads) for a multiple vehicle crash.
Witness allege that a blue Jeep Compass was traveling west on Adelaide Drive at a high rate of speed. The driver continued through the stop sign at Garfield Road and striking a semi-truck that was traveling north on Garfield Road. A third vehicle, a white Ford Escape, attempted to avoid the crash but struck the semi-truck as well.
The driver (sole occupant) of the Jeep was pronounced deceased at the hospital. The driver (sole occupant) of the semi-truck, and the driver and passenger of the third vehicle were all transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.
Alcohol is not believed to be a factor.
The MCSO investigation is ongoing.