OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A Northville woman is in critical condition after she lost control of her vehicle and struck a tree.
Responders arrived at around 5 p.m. on June 20 on East Gunn Road east of Cook Court, for a reported injury crash.
Preliminary investigation indicates the 77-year-old woman was driving a 2016 Volvo XC70 traveling eastbound on East Gunn Road, when she approached a curve and attempted to pass other vehicles at a high rate of speed.
Authorities say as the woman moved around traffic she swerved to avoid a bicyclist traveling westbound on East Gunn Road when she lost control of her vehicle, left the roadway and struck a tree.
According to police the women was trapped inside the vehicle and had to be extricated by emergency responders.
The woman was transported to Henry Ford Rochester Hospital, where she remains in critical condition.
A 12-year-old female passenger from Bruce Township was not injured in the crash.
Investigators do not believe alcohol or drugs were factors in the incident.
The crash remains under investigation.
Copyright 2026 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit – All rights reserved.