A 25-year-old Clarkston woman died Monday, September 1, after a head-on crash on I-75 near Holcomb Road in Independence Township. Two occupants of another vehicle were hospitalized.
According to Detective Sgt. Gary Muir of the Michigan State Police Groveland Township post, the incident occurred at about 2 p.m. Labor Day.
The woman, who was pronounced dead at Genesys Regional Medical Center after the crash, was driving a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix in the right southbound lane on I-75 when she apparently swerved to miss an object in the roadway. She lost control, crossed the median into the northbound lanes, then struck a 1992 Pontiac Transport minivan head on.
The minivan carried seven passengers on their way home to Harbor Springs. The driver of the minivan suffered a broken sternum and on Tuesday was being held for observation at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital, Muir said. An elderly female passenger of the minivan was taken to Genesys and was listed in serious condition Tuesday.
The Grand Prix also struck a 1997 Chevrolet Lumina head-on. The two occupants, including an 18-year-old Ortonville man, walked away from the crash unhurt, Muir said.
Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the incident, Muir said, and names were being withheld Tuesday pending notification of families.