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Michigan family of 5 killed in fiery crash caused by wrong-way driver
Source: Detroit Free Press
Michigan family of 5 killed in fiery crash caused by wrong-way driver
David Jesse, Detroit Free Press Published 3:04 p.m. ET Jan. 6, 2019 | Updated 8:07 a.m. ET Jan. 7, 2019
A Northville family of five returning home from vacation was killed in a fiery crash when their SUV was struck head-on by a wrong-way driver on northbound I-75 early Sunday morning in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Fayette County Coroner in Lexington, Kentucky, identified those killed as Issam Abbas, 42, his wife, Dr. Rima Abbas, 38, and their children: Ali, 14; Isabella, 13, and Giselle, 7. The coroner said the family was returning from a trip to Florida.
Also killed was the driver of the pickup truck that reportedly struck the Abbas' vehicle. The coroner identified him as Joey Lee Bailey, 41, of Georgetown, Kentucky, and said Bailey was believed to be driving under the influence. Toxicology results were pending Sunday afternoon.
Bailey's vehicle was traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-75 when it struck the Abbas family's sport-utility vehicle.
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David Jesse, Detroit Free Press Published 3:04 p.m. ET Jan. 6, 2019 | Updated 8:07 a.m. ET Jan. 7, 2019
A Northville family of five returning home from vacation was killed in a fiery crash when their SUV was struck head-on by a wrong-way driver on northbound I-75 early Sunday morning in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Fayette County Coroner in Lexington, Kentucky, identified those killed as Issam Abbas, 42, his wife, Dr. Rima Abbas, 38, and their children: Ali, 14; Isabella, 13, and Giselle, 7. The coroner said the family was returning from a trip to Florida.
Also killed was the driver of the pickup truck that reportedly struck the Abbas' vehicle. The coroner identified him as Joey Lee Bailey, 41, of Georgetown, Kentucky, and said Bailey was believed to be driving under the influence. Toxicology results were pending Sunday afternoon.
Bailey's vehicle was traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-75 when it struck the Abbas family's sport-utility vehicle.
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Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/01/06/michigan-family-5-killed-lexington-ky-crash/2496623002/
The Abbas family, of Northville, was killed after the car they were traveling in was hit by a wrong-way driver on I-75 near Lexington, Kentucky around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 6, 2018. (Photo: LEX 18)
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