Driver survives 100 mph crash that breaks Tesla in half

    The 67-year-old driver who crashed a Tesla going 100 mph on Ann Arbor Road in Plymouth last week is expected to survive the violent collision which broke the vehicle in half.

    Witnesses said the driver appeared to be alive when paramedics removed him from a portion of the automobile. The crash took place Dec. 5 near South Main Street and Ann Arbor Road. Video, obtained from local security cameras, shows the car striking a mailbox and then colliding with a telephone pole. The velocity of the impact broke the car in half and parts of the car were strewn throughout the area, according to witnesses.
    Utility workers were called to the scene as a precaution, police said. The driver apparently experienced a medical emergency just prior to the collision, according to police reports.
    In a second vehicle incident, one person was killed and another injured in a single-car crash which took place at about 1:40 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 on northbound I-275 in Romulus. According to police reports, a 2021 Ford Edge was traveling northbound on I-275 when the driver drove off the left side of the road and struck a concrete bridge pillar at a high rate of speed.
    The vehicle caught fire, and the driver was unable to escape and was pronounced dead at the scene by responding rescue workers, The passenger, riding in the front seat, was ejected from the car, police said. The passenger was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
    State police said the investigation is ongoing.