Robert Allen

Detroit Free Press

A 22-year-old man killed in an I-75 crash southwest of Detroit this morning was found with a cell phone in his hand, police said.

Joe Ryan Contreras of South Rockwood drove a 2012 Chevrolet Sonic northbound into the back of a semi truck shortly before 12:05 a.m. near Dix-Toledo Road in Brownstown Township, according to a news release from Michigan State Police.

“There were no skid marks observed at the scene, and alcohol was not a factor,” according to the news release.

It’s unknown why the car drove into the semi, but the cell phone was found in Contreras’ hand after the vehicles were separated, state police report.

The crash is under investigation.

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