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Driver Cited After Limo Bus Rolls on I-75 in Monroe County, Injuring 11

State police say the driver lacked required credentials, with the operator unauthorized to carry passengers.

Overview

  • The 2008 Ford Super Duty limo-bus was carrying 15 people, most of them teens from Detroit’s Community Violence Intervention Program headed to Cedar Point.
  • Troopers say the vehicle left southbound I-75 near mile marker 16 for an unknown reason, rolled several times, and ejected multiple passengers.
  • Eleven occupants were taken to hospitals in Monroe and Toledo, with eight minor injuries, two serious injuries, and one person in critical condition.
  • MSP’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division cited the 69-year-old Detroit driver for lacking the proper CDL group designation, careless driving, and no DOT medical certificate.
  • Investigators report no indication of drugs or alcohol, closed the freeway for about 3½ hours, and are seeking witnesses through the MSP Monroe Post.