Wawatan Township, MI – Carson Needham Killed in Head-On Crash on I-75

Wawatan Township, MI (February 23, 2023) – The Michigan State Police confirmed that 21-year-old Carson Needham of Traverse City, Michigan, died following a motor vehicle accident that occurred in Emmett County on Sunday evening.

According to officials, at around 7:40 p.m. on February 19, the police and firefighters were called to provide assistance at the scene of an accident that occurred on Interstate 75.

Preliminary investigations show that a head-on collision between a Jeep and a light-colored sedan occurred on Interstate 75 during the evening hours near the northern tip of the Lower Peninsula.

Two other vehicles crashed soon after the initial collision occurred.

The driver of the sedan, identified as Needham, was fatally injured in the crash. A passenger in the vehicle, a 20-year-old woman, was rushed to a hospital in Petoskey for emergency care.

Reports show that the driver of the Jeep was traveling the wrong way on the road at the time of the accident.

At this time, the incident remains under investigation.

We hope the woman injured in this accident recovers quickly.

Our condolences are with the family of Carson Needham at this time.