LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Three people were killed in a two-car collision on I-96 on Wednesday; but many drivers on the road that night were just as shocked by the illegal maneuvers and road rage that came after.
According to Livingston County Undersheriff Jason Pless, investigation and clean-up from the crash took about four hours, during which a large portion of the freeway was closed.
A post shared to the r/Michigan subreddit described impatient drivers riding the shoulder; turning around and driving in the wrong direction; blocking an ambulance; and confronting other drivers. Pless said LCSO received numerous calls about road rage and drivers going the wrong way. Deputies were occupied with the crash, however, and unable to confirm.
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“When you shut the highway down like that, sometimes it takes a minute to get organized, to be able to get people off the highway,” Pless said. “A lot of people don’t have that patience.”
In the future, Pless said, police ask that drivers remain calm.
“Don’t reciprocate, be courteous,” he said. “That’s really all we ask people to do.”
A man from Sterling Heights, 54, and two women from Fowlerville, 69 and 37, were killed in the crash. Two others were left in critical condition. The crash took place when a 2010 BMW 528I traveling west on I-96, driven by the Sterling Heights man, left the roadway and entered the grass median.
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The vehicle continued into the eastbound lanes of I-96 and crashed into a 2006 Mercury Mountaineer.
Police have not identified the victims in the crash.
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— Contact reporter Tess Ware at tware@livingstondaily.com.
This article originally appeared on Livingston Daily: Livingston County Sheriff’s Office asks for patience from drivers
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