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LYONS TOWNSHIP, MI – A semi truck jackknifed on a Michigan highway in Lyons Township last Thursday morning, snarling traffic for hours. The truck accident happened in the Detroit metro region, on Interstate 96 near Kent Lake Road in Oakland County. The accident area is in the southeast section of the state, 63 miles east of Lansing, Michigan and 70 miles north of Toledo, Ohio.

Debris from the truck accident was strewn across the eastbound lanes of I-96, closing done some of the east traffic lanes while crews cleared the concrete pieces from the damaged median.

At around 6:45 a.m. Thursday morning an unidentified truck driver, hauling a load of steel coils, was headed west on Interstate 96. Each of the steel coils was reported to weigh about 45,000 pounds. ... Read Full Story

GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP, MI – A truck driver was injured Friday when the tractor trailer he was driving crashed into a water filtration plant in Ottawa County, Michigan. The truck accident happened in Grand Haven Township at the intersection of Michigan State Highway 45/Lake Michigan Drive and Lakeshore Drive. The area is in the west central section of the state on the shores of Lake Michigan, 194 miles northwest of Detroit, Michigan and 166 miles northeast of Chicago, Illinois.

The trailer truck became airborne and flew about 45 to 50 feet before landing in the parking lot of the water filtration plant.The truck finally came to a stop a few feet from the water of Lake MI.

Shortly before 5:00 a.m. Friday morning, 38 year old Alton Hubbard of Detroit, MI was driving a tractor truck west on Michigan 45/Lake Michigan Dr. Mr. Hubbard drives for Detroit based CVA Enterprise, Inc. and had just made a delivery in Zeeland, MI and was on his way to Ludington, MI to pick up another load. ... Read Full Story

WILLIAMSTON, MI: A truck driver died from injuries suffered when he rolled over and crashed his semi truck on a Michigan highway Monday afternoon. The truck accident happened on Interstate 96 in the vicinity of Williamston, Michigan in Ingham County. The area is east of Lansing in the central section of the state, 78 miles west of Detroit and 234 miles northeast of Chicago, Illinois.

Michigan State Police closed the eastbound section of I-96 between Okemos and Williamston Road

Shortly after 2:00 p.m. Monday afternoon, 57 year old Stuart Conaway, of Brandon, FL which is 17.5 miles from Tampa, was driving a tractor trailer filled with boxes of cereal, headed eastbound on I-96. Mr. Conaway began to lose control of his 18 wheeler as he was driving the stretch of the highway between Okemos Road and Williamston Road.

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GREEN OAK TOWNSHIP, MI – At about 7:30 pm on Oct 21, 2009 a fatal semi truck accident occurred on U.S. Route 23 between Silver Lake Rd and Lee Rd in Green Oak Township about 17 miles from Ann Arbor. A 19-year-old woman from Erie, MI was killed when her car sideswiped a semi tractor-trailer on southbound US-23.

Rescue crews at the scene of the semi truck accident near Ann Arbor, MI

The woman was driving a 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix when she lost control of her car and struck the semi truck. The vehicle crossed over the median, overturned and went airborne into the northbound lanes where it landed on the roof of a 1995 Chrysler Concord. The other car was driven by a 19-year-old man from Ann Arbor.

 
The 19-year-old woman was identified as Felisa Estella-Rosa Barnes from Erie, MI. She was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

The roof of the vehicle that the Ann Arbor man was driving was crushed in the collision. The driver was trapped in his car and according to Green Oak Township police, he was freed by firefighters then was airlifted to the University of Michigan Medical Center with serious injuries.

The semi truck drivers were not injured. One of the semi truck drivers was a 50-year-old man from Spring Hill, Florida.

One of the semi tankers was carrying gasoline. There was a minor leak to the gas tanker, but it was quickly contained. The other tanker was hauling apple juice.

US-23 was closed for about 3 hours while the scene of the accident was being cleaned up and investigated by police officers. Investigators from the Michigan State Police, the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department and Green Oak Township were present.

Contact an Ann Arbor truck accident attorney if you’ve been injured in a truck accident in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Find a Michigan truck accident lawyer at TruckAccidents360.com today who specializes in representing victims involved in truck injury accidents.

Photo by Jon M. Brouwer - The Grand Rapids Press

GRANDVILLE, MI – On Sep 7, 2009, the I-196 and Chicago Drive were closed after a crash involving a semi-truck and sport utility vehicle.

The truck accident occurred on the westbound I-196 about 8 am on the Chicago Drive overpass. Emergency crews arrived at the scene of the crash and discovered a burning SUV on the overpass. The semi truck fell down the embankment and was burning near Chicago Drive.

The driver of the SUV survived the crash, but a passenger in the SUV died and the semi truck driver also died as a result of the fiery collision. It is unclear exactly how the accident happened. The highway was under construction at the time and the I-196 was narrowed down to one lane in the area of the accident.

Authorities say that when the crash occurred it caused the semi-truck to be covered in fuel. The semi truck, which was believed to be carrying pies, caught fire and tumbled down the embankment. The semi truck involved was not a tanker.

Photo by Jon M. Brouwer - The Grand Rapids Press

As reported in the Grand Rapids Press, “a Michigan Department of Transportation official has been called to the scene to check the integrity of the highway overpass. There is no time set for the reopening of the roads.”

Lt. Dan Dreyer of the Grandville,  Fire Department stated that the cleanup was going to be a while due to the oil and diesel fuel.

The Michigan truck accident was so violent that one of the axles from the semi trailer was on the overpass, and another axle also remained in the roadway below. There was a lot of debris scattered across both roads.

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This story is reported by Mike Martindale / The Detroit News

Oak Park — A Clawson man who police say caused a fiery crash July 15 that destroyed a freeway bridge near Oak Park, Michigan and caused an estimated $2 million-plus in damage received a speeding ticket Wednesday that will likely result ina $200 fine and two points on his driving record.

State Police said Saied Haidarian Shahri, a 27-year-old Wayne State University graduate student, was using a newly minted driver’s license when he apparently took an Interstate 75 curve too fast in a 2004 Honda Civic and collided with a tanker carrying more than 13,000 gallons in diesel fuel and gasoline. The crash triggered an inferno that brought down the Nine Mile overpass and blocked a key commuting artery into downtown.

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A preliminary investigation found Shahri lost control of his car while heading north on I-75, crossed two lanes of traffic and struck the tanker driven by Michael St. John, 44, of Armada, said Lt. Shannon Sims of the Michigan State Police Metro North Post.

“Some people might be outraged (by this ticket), but if you take away the explosion and all the resulting damage, this is what anyone would be charged with for a similar accident involving another car: a violation of the basic speed law,” said Sims.

Shahri could not be reached for comment Wednesday. Sims noted investigators could never determine Shahri’s speed but that there is a 50 mile an hour speed limit on the curve.

The offense requires Shahri to appear at Hazel Park District Court within 14 days to plead guilty and pay a fine to be determined by the court or to enter a not guilty plea and request a hearing.

Generally, those who violate the speed law in Hazel Park are fined $110; $150 if there is property damage and $200 if there is a related injury, a court clerk said.

Shahri, St. John and the driver of a second truck escaped the blaze with minor injuries.

While the freeway reopened this week, the Michigan Department of Transportation said it could take up to four months before the Nine Mile bridge reopens, MDOT spokesman Rob Morosi said.

For more information about this story  contact mmartindale@detnews.com (734) 462-2672

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