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26-year-old Oxford woman dies after head-on crash in Brandon Twp.

26-year-old Oxford woman dies after head-on crash in Brandon Twp.

Yahoo26-05-2025
A 26-year-old Oxford woman died Saturday night, May 24, after the car she was driving struck another vehicle head-on in Brandon Township, according to authorities.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office said the crash happened at around 11:41 p.m. in the northbound lane of Baldwin Road near Seymour Lake Road.
A 16-year-old male from Clarkston was northbound on Baldwin Road when his 2007 Hummer H3 was stuck head-on by a Chevrolet HHR driven by the Oxford woman who was traveling southbound in the northbound lane, according to the Sheriff's Office.
The Hummer driver, who was wearing a seatbelt, was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, police said.
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The Oxford woman, who police say was not wearing a seatbelt, was taken to a local hospital where she died of her injuries early Sunday morning, May 25.
Alcohol may be a factor in the incident, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.
The crash is being investigated by the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Crash Reconstruction Unit.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Oxford woman, 26, dies after head-on crash in Michigan
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