CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – All northbound lanes of I-275 were closed for hours Monday morning at Ford Road in Canton Township after a deadly crash.
The crash happened around 2:15 a.m. The northbound side of the interstate was closed for several hours but has since reopened to traffic.
Michigan State Police said a preliminary investigation found that a semi truck was parked with its hazard lights activated on the right shoulder of the northbound side of I-275 near Ann Arbor Road. A car driven by a 37-year-old man, of Milford, drove off the roadway and struck the truck trailer.
The man was killed instantly, police said. The semi truck driver was not injured.
No other vehicles were involved.
State police are still investigating.
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