Alcohol suspected contributing factor in Detroit crash that killed woman on motorcycle

At-fault driver has one prior alcohol offense

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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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