Woman, 37, killed in crash on M-14 at Beck Road; freeway reopened

Plymouth — A woman is dead and M-14 at Beck Road has reopened following a crash Friday morning, Michigan State Police said.

Troopers were called to the area at about 8:30 a.m. 

According to a preliminary investigation, traffic on M-14 was slowed by construction and lane closures in the area when a 37-year-old woman who was driving rear-ended another vehicle at a high speed and continued traveling into the rear of a tractor-trailer.

Officials said the female driver died in the crash. Investigators learned later she was not wearing a seatbelt. Police have notified her next of kin.

Drivers involved in the crash were not hurt, they said.

The roadway is now open, official said at about 1:15 p.m.

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