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Deadly Semi Truck Accident on Michigan I-94
August 25th, 2010 | 
Author: COLOMA, MI – One person was killed Monday afternoon, August 16, in a semi trailer truck accident on an interstate in Berrien County, Michigan. The deadly rear-end collision occurred in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 near the exit for the city of Coloma. The truck accident area is in the far southwest corner of the state near Lake Michigan, about 43 miles west of Kalamazoo, MI and about 46 miles north of South Bend, Indiana.
Firefighters prepare to remove the victim of a fatal crash on eastbound Interstate 94 near Coloma on Monday afternoon. Police said it appears that the semi truck ran into the rear of the car. Traffic had backed up due to a multi-vehicle crash that had taken place a few minutes earlier in the eastbound lanes near the Coloma exit, about two miles to the east. William F. Ast III / H-P staff
Semi Driver Flees Scene in Michigan Hit and Run Truck Accident
CHARLOTTE, MI – Deputies with the Eaton County, Michigan Sheriff’s Office are searching for the driver of a semi trailer that hit another 18 wheeler and then fled the scene of the truck accident Thursday morning, June 10. The collision occurred near the town of Charlotte, MI on Interstate 69 and would leave a semi truck burning on the highway, sparked by spilled diesel fuel. The accident area is southwest of the Lansing metro region in the central section of the state, about 110 miles west of Detroit, MI and about 132 miles northeast of South Bend, Indiana.
Local firefighter’s fought the blazing truck for a time. A Haz-Mat team was also called to the site of the truck accident to handle the diesel fuel and any other dangerous materials which may have spilled during the collision.
At around 4:00 a.m. Thursday morning a semi trailer truck was driving north on Interstate in Eaton County, MI. As the unidentified driver was in the right lane, and as the 18 wheeler passed through the area near the city of Charlotte a second semi tractor truck came up behind the first rig. ... Read Full Story
Semi Truck Carrying Dangerous Material Overturns on Michigan Highway
BRIGHTON, MI – A semi trailer truck carrying a load of hazardous material overturned Wednesday, May 19, 2010, on a highway west of the Detroit metro region in Livingston County, Michigan. The truck accident occurred on Interstate 96, near the town of Brighton, MI and closed several lanes of traffic leading to significant traffic delays. The accident area is in the southeast section of the state, about 47 miles east of Lansing, MI and about 72 miles north of Toledo, Ohio.
Local emergency personnel teams responded to the scene of the truck accident.
Shortly after 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday a semi trailer truck carrying a load of hazardous material was traveling east on I-96 in Livingston County near the town of Brighton, MI. The 18 wheeler is owned by Chem-Trend LP and was carrying 70 barrels of Monolube 3400, a potentially hazardous lubricant used in tire manufacturing. According to experts, Monolube 3400 if shaken in unventilated containers could produce hydrogen gas which could then explode. Chem-Trend is based in Howell, MI. ... Read Full Story
One Dead, One Injured After Semi Truck Accident in Michigan
LYON TOWNSHIP, MI – One person is dead and another injured after a semi truck accident early Thursday morning on April 1, 2010 in Oakland County, Michigan. The collision between the car and semi tractor trailer occurred on Grand River Avenue near Napier Road in Lyon Township, on the western edge of the Detroit metro region. The accident area is in the southeast section of the state, 57 miles southeast of Lansing, MI and 65 miles north of Toledo, Ohio.
The driver of the Saturn sustained serious injuries in the truck accident and was treated and stabilized at the scene. He was then transported to Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills, MI, where he underwent surgery for a broken pelvis
Shortly after 2:00 a.m. Thursday morning on April 1, 28 year old Gerald Atkinson of South Lyon, MI was a passenger in a 1996 Saturn driven by his best friend, an unidentified 28 year old, traveling east on Grand River Avenue. A few moments later the driver of the Saturn apparently lost control of the car on Grand River Ave., just past the intersection with Napier Road. The Saturn driver crossed over the center line into the westbound lanes, directly in the path of an oncoming 2001 International semi tractor trailer truck.
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The truck belonged to US Foodservice and the driver, identified only as a 48 year old man from Walled Lake, MI, was a long time employee who had just left the company’s plant on Napier Road, and was traveling west on Grand River Ave. when he saw the car coming right at him.
The truck driver maneuvered the loaded 18 wheeler truck into the eastbound lanes around the Saturn to avoid a collision, but then the Saturn moved back into the east lanes and crashed into the semi truck trailer’s back axle.
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Oakland County Sheriff officers and emergency medical technicians responded to the scene of the truck accident. Mr. Atkinson, the passenger in the Saturn, suffered fatal injuries in the truck collision and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Saturn sustained serious injuries in the truck accident and was treated and stabilized at the scene. He was then transported to Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills, MI, where he underwent surgery for a broken pelvis. He is currently listed in stable condition. The truck driver was not injured in the collision.
Oakland County Sheriff officers shut down Grand River Ave. while highway crews worked to clear the traffic lanes. The road would be closed to traffic for several hours.
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Officers were also reconstructing the truck accident scene to determine what happened. After a preliminary investigation they believe that alcohol was a factor in the fatal truck collision. The truck driver and Mr. Atkinson were wearing their seat belts, but it is unclear if the driver of the Saturn had his on at the time of the truck accident.
The Sheriff’s Department Alcohol Enforcement Unit was granted a search warrant to obtain a blood alcohol test on the driver of the Saturn and they are expected to present a request for charges against the Saturn driver to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office. It will take several weeks before the test is completed and the results returned to the department.
No citations have been made at this time and the truck accident remains under investigation.
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Michigan Semi Truck Accident Ejects and Kills Driver
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.
Michigan Truck Accident Near Ann Arbor on US-23 Kills Woman
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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Michigan Semi-Truck Accident on I-196 Kills Two
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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Michigan Truck Accident Destroys Bridge Car Driver Receives $200 Fine
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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