DETROIT – A wrong way crash in Lexington, Kentucky early Sunday morning claimed the lives of a Michigan family.
Lexington police said they received a report of a white pickup truck driving in the wrong direction on northbound I-75 just before 2:30 a.m. A crash was reported shortly thereafter, according to NBC affiliate LEX18. The truck was badly damaged and the SUV caught fire.
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The crash killed a family of five from Northville, Michigan, and 41-year-old Joey Lee Bailey of Georgetown.
The family members killed in the crash were 42-year-old Issam Abbas, 38-year-old Rima Abbas, 14-year-old Ali Abbas, 13-year-old Isabella Abbas and 7-year-old Giselle Abbas.
The family was reportedly traveling home from a trip to Florida. The coroner believes the driver of the truck was under the influence at the time of the crash.
Rima Abbas was a well-known doctor in Dearborn with Beaumont Health and the Abbas family was heavily involved in the community.
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Posted by ACCESS on Sunday, January 6, 2019