WIXOM, Mich. – A Novi woman was killed when a 94-year-old driver accelerated forward after a crash in Wixom and ran her over.
Police said they believe the driver did not intentionally accelerate forward. The crash happened at 10:14 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, on South Wixom Road near Sams Way in Wixom.
A 2024 Honda CR-V driven by a 59-year-old Novi woman was stopped on South Wixom Road at Sams Way in traffic. A 2022 Ford F-350 driven by a 60-year-old from Wolverine Lake was stopped ahead of the Honda CR-V.
A 94-year-old driver from Milford Township was driving a 2010 Nissan Versa southbound on South Wixom Road when they failed to stop and struck the Honda CR-V.
The Novi woman got out of her vehicle. She was standing near the driver’s door of the Honda CR-V when the Milford Township driver accelerated their Nissan Versa forward, striking the Honda CR-V again and running over the Novi woman.
“For reasons still under investigation, but not believed to be intentional, the Nissan Versa then accelerated forward,” police said.
The force from the second crash pushed the Honda CR-V into the Ford F-350. The Novi woman became trapped underneath the Nissan Versa.
The Novi woman was transported to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. Nobody else was injured in the crash.
Police said all surviving drivers are cooperating with investigators. Drugs and alcohol are not believed to be factors in the crash.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit is helping officers from the Wixom police department with the investigation. The investigation is ongoing.