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CRASH DATE
Sunday, August 23, 2026
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TIME
≈ 12:30 a.m.
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LOCATION
Dupont St & W. Stewart Ave, Flint, Genesee County
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By TruckCrash News Desk · Published August 23, 2026 · Compiled from official statements and local news reports
| Date & time | Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, ≈ 12:30 a.m. |
| Location | Dupont Street at West Stewart Avenue, Flint (Genesee County) |
| Vehicles | White Buick Encore; white Hyundai Tucson |
| Injuries | 1 dead (Buick driver); Hyundai driver critical; infant passenger hospitalized, reported in good condition |
| Road impact | Intersection closed during the on-scene investigation, per police activity described in reports |
| Investigating agency | Flint Police Department |
What Happened
A man was killed and two other people were hurt — one of them critically — in an early-morning two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Dupont Street and West Stewart Avenue on Flint’s north side. According to reporting by Mid-Michigan NOW and WNEM, the crash happened at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, August 23, 2026.
Flint police told reporters that a white Buick Encore was traveling east on West Stewart Avenue and a white Hyundai Tucson was traveling north on Dupont Street when the two vehicles collided in the intersection. The male driver of the Buick was pronounced dead at the scene, according to WNEM. A baby boy riding in the Buick was taken to a local hospital; Mid-Michigan NOW reported he was later listed in good condition. The woman driving the Hyundai was hospitalized in critical condition.
Police said speed and possible alcohol or drug impairment are being examined as potential contributing factors, but investigators had not determined how the collision unfolded — or which driver had the right of way — as of the initial reports. TruckCrash News extends its condolences to the family and loved ones of the man who died.
Reporting: Mid-Michigan NOW and WNEM, with information from the Flint Police Department.
The Investigation: What Happens Next
The Flint Police Department is handling the investigation. In crashes like this one, investigators typically document the resting positions of the vehicles, download event-data-recorder information where available, canvass the area for surveillance or doorbell video, and wait on toxicology results — a process that can take weeks. Police told reporters that fault had not been determined as of publication.
Because the crash involved a fatality, the case file will ultimately be reviewed for any potential charging decision once the investigation is complete. Flint police have asked anyone with information to come forward at 810-237-6816 or through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-422-JAIL.
The Legal Picture
Who investigates a fatal intersection crash in Michigan? The local police agency — here, the Flint Police Department — leads the on-scene investigation, and prosecutors decide later whether any charges are warranted. Civil questions, such as insurance claims, run on a separate track from the criminal process.
How does Michigan’s no-fault system treat the people injured in a crash like this? Michigan’s no-fault law generally provides personal injury protection benefits — medical coverage and wage loss — through a person’s own auto insurer regardless of who caused the crash. Families dealing with a death or catastrophic injury can learn how that framework works in our guide to Michigan no-fault insurance.
What usually matters most in intersection cases? Right-of-way, signal timing and speed are the central questions, and they usually turn on physical evidence and independent witnesses rather than the drivers’ own accounts. General information about how serious-crash claims are evaluated is available from our overview of how crash settlements are valued.
Nothing here assumes fault by anyone involved in this crash. The investigation is ongoing, and the facts reported above are attributed to police and local news outlets.
This Stretch of Road
Dupont Street is one of the primary north-south corridors on Flint’s north side, carrying steady neighborhood traffic between Pierson Road and the city center, and West Stewart Avenue crosses it in a dense residential grid. Like many Flint intersections, the crossing depends on drivers observing stop control and posted speeds — factors police say are part of this investigation.
Late-night hours magnify the risks at city intersections: traffic is light enough to invite speed, visibility is reduced, and impairment is statistically more common. Police have not said whether any of those factors caused this crash, but each is being looked at, according to reports.
If You Saw This Crash
Flint police have asked anyone who saw the collision, or who has camera footage from the area of Dupont Street and West Stewart Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, to contact the department at 810-237-6816.
Tips can also be shared anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-422-JAIL. Even small details — the color of a signal, the sound of braking, a vehicle’s speed moments before the impact — can help investigators reconstruct what happened.
- Mid-Michigan NOW: One man dead, woman and baby injured in Flint crash
- WNEM: Early morning crash Sunday leaves one dead, another in critical condition
About TruckCrash News: TruckCrash News is a daily Michigan traffic-safety news project that reports on serious crashes across the state, drawing on official statements from law enforcement and reporting by local news outlets. Our goal is to keep Michigan drivers informed about where serious crashes are happening and why.
This article is based on information available at the time of publication and may be updated as agencies release new details. Nothing in this article is legal advice, and no statement here should be read as assigning fault to any person. All persons are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in court.