Woman, 77, hospitalized after SUV hits tree in Oakland Township

A 77-year-old woman was hospitalized after an SUV she was driving crashed into a tree in Oakland Township, Michigan, on Saturday afternoon, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and the Oakland Township Fire Department responded to the collision on East Gunn Road, east of Cook Court, at about 4:57 p.m. Investigators said the Northville, Michigan, woman was trying to pass other vehicles in a Volvo XC70 at a high rate of speed while approaching a curve. Officials reported she swerved to avoid a bicyclist traveling westbound on East Gunn Road, after which the vehicle lost control, left the roadway, and struck a tree. The woman was trapped in the Volvo and needed extrication before being taken to hospital, where she remained in critical condition as of Sunday morning. A 12-year-old girl in the vehicle was not injured, and speed was believed to be a contributing factor.