Driver in critical condition after single vehicle crash on Interstate 96 exit ramp

LANSING — A 49-year-old man is in critical condition after a single-vehicle crash on the exit ramp of eastbound Interstate 96, police said. 

The man left the roadway as he was exiting I-96 onto Cedar Street just before noon Friday, Lansing Public Information Director Robert Merritt said. 

The 49-year-old driver and his passenger were taken to the hospital. The passenger is in stable condition, Merritt said. 

Preliminary investigations indicate speed may have been a factor in the crash, Merritt said. 

The area around the crash on I-96 and Cedar reopened at about 2 p.m. Friday. 

Contact reporter Kara Berg at 517-377-1113 or kberg@lsj.com. Follow her on Twitter @karaberg95.