A 71-year-old Freedom Township woman is still in critical condition a day after a head-on collision that killed two men in Pittsfield Township, police said.
One woman remained in critical condition Tuesday morning, a day after this crash killed two men in Pittsfield Township Monday.
The head-on crash occurred about 8:30 a.m. Monday on Michigan Avenue between Textile Road and Platt Road. Police said 28-year-old Benjamin Alden, of Ypsilanti Township, was driving west in a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt when his car crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic.
The Cobalt struck the 2005 Mercury Montego driven by 81-year-old Neil Stierle, of Freedom Township, head on. Stierle and Alden both died at the scene of the crash.
Huron Valley Ambulance took the 71-year-old woman to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital for treatment. Schick said Monday the woman is a relative of Stierle's, but did not release her name.
Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to extricate the three people from the wreckage. The crash and subsequent investigation caused the road to be closed between Platt Road and U.S. 23 for several hours Monday.
It’s still unknown what caused Alden's vehicle to cross into the other lane.
It was the fifth fatal crash in Washtenaw County during the month of July.
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