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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.

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