DETROIT – The female passenger of a motorcycle was killed Saturday morning at eastbound I-96 and Meyers by a wrong-way driver, police say.
According to police, the crash happened around 3:15 a.m. Saturday after the wrong-way driver of a vehicle struck the motorcycle that the woman was traveling on.
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Police say the motorcycle caught fire and the woman died at the scene from the impact. The male rider of the motorcycle suffered serious injuries and is hospitalized.
The 33-year-old male driver of the wrong-way vehicle was treated and released from a local hospital.
He is currently being held at the Detroit Detention Center. Alcohol is suspected and the at-fault driver has one prior alcohol offense.
The case is pending the review of prosecutors.
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