CRASH DATE
Monday, September 7, 2026
TIME
≈ 12:00 p.m.
LOCATION
Telegraph Rd & Hickory Grove Rd, Bloomfield Township, Oakland County
By TruckCrash News Desk · Michigan Crash News
FAST FACTS
| Date & time | Monday, September 7, 2026, at approximately noon |
| Location | Telegraph Road at Hickory Grove Road, Bloomfield Township, Oakland County |
| Vehicles | Ford F-250 pickup truck; electric motorized bike (e-moto) carrying two riders |
| Injuries | Two 13-year-old boys critically injured; both hospitalized |
| Road impact | No extended closure reported; police documented the scene at the signalized intersection |
| Investigating agency | Bloomfield Township Police Department Traffic Division, with the South Oakland County Crash Investigation Team |
What Happened
Two 13-year-old boys from Bloomfield Hills were critically injured around noon on Monday, September 7, 2026, when a pickup truck struck the electric motorized bike they were riding in a crosswalk at Telegraph Road and Hickory Grove Road in Bloomfield Township, according to the Bloomfield Township Police Department. Police told reporters the boys were crossing Telegraph in a westbound direction when they were hit by a Ford F-250 that was traveling southbound on Telegraph.
Both boys were rushed to hospitals with critical injuries, investigators said. One was taken to Trinity Health Oakland Hospital and the other to Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, according to FOX 2 Detroit’s reporting on the department’s statements.
The driver of the F-250, a 35-year-old man from Rochester Hills, stopped immediately, remained at the scene and has been cooperating with investigators, police said. Early indications from the department point to a right-of-way question that investigators are still working through. “We believe that the F-250 had a green light going southbound,” Bloomfield Township police Lt. Nick Soley said. “It appears that they never saw the bicycle, or the e-moto crossing the crosswalk.”
Reporting: FOX 2 Detroit, WXYZ 7 News Detroit and ClickOnDetroit/WDIV, with information from the Bloomfield Township Police Department.
The Investigation: What Happens Next
The Bloomfield Township Police Department’s Traffic Division is leading the investigation with assistance from the South Oakland County Crash Investigation Team, a multi-agency unit that reconstructs serious and fatal crashes across the county. In a case like this, reconstructionists typically document the intersection with total-station mapping and drone photography, download event data from the involved pickup, review signal-timing records for the Telegraph and Hickory Grove intersection, and canvass nearby businesses for camera footage that shows the moments before impact.
Investigators will also look at the e-moto itself — its class, its speed capability and how it entered the crosswalk — along with sight lines for a southbound driver approaching the intersection. Because both riders are minors and remain hospitalized, formal witness interviews may take time. Once the investigation is complete, the file would normally be reviewed internally and, if warranted, forwarded to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office for a charging decision. Police have not announced any citations or charges, and the department has emphasized that the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating.
The Legal Picture
Who pays medical bills after a crash like this? Michigan is a no-fault state, so medical treatment for people hurt in motor-vehicle crashes — including young riders struck by a car or truck — is generally covered first through Personal Injury Protection benefits, which follow rules explained in our guide to Michigan no-fault insurance. Minors injured in a crash typically claim through a parent’s household auto policy, and special priority rules apply when the injured person was not in a car.
Does a green light settle the question of fault? Not by itself. Signal phase, crosswalk timing, vehicle speeds and visibility all feed into a fault analysis, and Michigan’s comparative-fault rules can allocate responsibility among several parties in percentages rather than all-or-nothing.
What if injuries are permanent? Beyond no-fault benefits, Michigan law allows claims for serious impairment of body function against an at-fault driver; how those thresholds work in practice is discussed in our overview of how Michigan crash settlements are valued.
These are general questions readers ask after crashes like this one. Nothing here assumes fault by any person involved in this crash, which remains under investigation.
This Stretch of Road
Telegraph Road — US-24 — is one of Oakland County’s heaviest north-south corridors, running as a wide divided boulevard through Bloomfield Township between Long Lake Road and Square Lake Road. The Hickory Grove intersection sits in a stretch lined with offices, churches and residential streets that feed school-age riders and pedestrians across as many as eight lanes of through traffic. Crossings of this width are a recognized challenge for anyone on foot or on small electric vehicles: even with a walk signal, a crossing rider is exposed to multiple lanes of turning and through traffic for an extended time.
The crash also lands in the middle of a broader conversation in Metro Detroit about e-bikes and e-motos ridden by teenagers. Communities across Oakland County have debated ordinances and safety rules this year as the small, fast electric bikes have surged in popularity among riders too young for a driver’s license. Monday’s crash — two 13-year-olds crossing one of the county’s busiest roads — is likely to sharpen that discussion in Bloomfield Township.
If You Saw This Crash
Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed the collision, or who has dashcam or doorbell video from the area of Telegraph and Hickory Grove around midday Monday, to contact the Bloomfield Township Police Department at 248-433-7755. Even brief clips showing the signal phase or the vehicles’ approach can materially help crash reconstruction.
Coverage from local newsrooms: FOX 2 Detroit, WXYZ 7 News Detroit and ClickOnDetroit (WDIV).
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