Archive for the ‘Michigan Truck Accidents’ Category

DETROIT, MI — Poor visibility and slippery roads are being blamed for a mufti-vehicle accident involving over 24 vehicles and several tractor trailers which led to a chain-reaction of collisions on a mile-long stretch of the I-75 in Detroit on Thursday, Jan. 31.  The accident resulted in at least two children and one adult being killed and at least 20 more injured.

As many as 30 vehicles with 5 semis were involved in a fatal chain-reaction crash in whiteout conditions on the southbound I-75 in southwest Detroit, MI at about 9:00 a.m. on Jan. 31, 2013.

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BUENA VISTA TWP. — A young woman driving a blue sedan heading north on Portsmouth Road collided with a semi-truck headed westbound on M-46 early Friday afternoon, Feb. 24, in Buena Vista Township.

Scene of a serious injury semi truck accident on the M-46 in Buena Vista Township, MI on Friday, February 24, 2012. Photo credit: Brittany Lohmiller/The Saginaw News

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WARNER TOWNSHIP, MI – Jeffrey Zaslow, a famous Michigan author, was killed on Friday, Feb. 10, when his car slid into the path of an oncoming semi truck while traveling on the M-32. Warner Township is located in Antrim County, MI. in the northern part of the state about 5 miles northwest of Elmira, 246 miles northwest of Detroit and 187 miles north of Lansing .

Jeffrey Zaslow October 6, 1958 – February 10, 2012

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ROCKWOOD, MI – On Friday, January 20, 2012 a semi truck overturned under the I-75 overpass in Rockwood, MI, blocking traffic for hours.

A semi truck overturned on the northbound I-75 in Rockwood, MI on Friday, January 20, 2012, blocking traffic for hours. Photo credit: Mike Campbell / CBS WWJ Detroit

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ST. IGNACE, MI – A semi truck died of a heart attack behind the wheel of his big rig while crossing the Mackinack Bridge in St. Ignace, MI on Friday, October 14, 2011.

A semi truck driver suffered a fatal heart attack and crashed into a car on the Mackinac Bridge in St. Ignace, MI on October 14, 2011. Photo credit: UpNorthLive.com

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PARMA, MI – Two people were killed Saturday, February 5, in a truck accident on a highway in Jackson County, Michigan. Severe winter weather is believed to be a major factor in the fatal crash on Interstate 94 in the city of Parma, MI. The truck accident occurred west of the Ann Arbor metro region in the south central part of the state, about 100 miles southeast of Grand Rapids, MI and about 110 miles northwest of Toledo, Ohio.

On Saturday afternoon an unidentified truck driver was traveling through south central Michigan, headed west on Interstate 94. A heavy winter snow storm was moving through the area at the time of the truck accident, resulting in whiteout conditions and extremely low visibility. ... Read More

ALGOMA TOWNSHIP, MI – A Michigan highway was shut down for several hours Wednesday, July 21, when a semi trailer truck crashed and lost its cargo of about two dozen cows. The truck accident occurred on U.S. Highway 131 in Algoma Township, in northeast Kent County. The accident area is about 9 miles north of Grand Rapids in the far west central section of the state about 85 miles northwest of Lansing, MI and about 137 miles north of South Bend, Indiana.

Many of the cows were roaming up and down the highway by the time Michigan State Police and emergency workers responded to the incident site.


At around 4:00 a.m. Wednesday morning a 42 year old truck driver from Harrison, MI was driving a semi tractor truck south on U.S. Highway 131 in Kent County, MI. The trailer of the truck was filled with 26 cows. ... Read More

ROSEVILLE, MI – A man was seriously injured Tuesday morning, June 22, in a truck accident in Macomb County, Michigan. The collision between the car and semi trailer truck occurred at the intersection of Common Road and Groesbeck Highway in Roseville, MI, a suburb in the northeast section of the Detroit metropolitan region. The accident area is in the southeast section of the state, about 92 miles east of Lansing, MI and about 77 miles north of Toledo, Ohio.

Firefighters would have to use two sets of Jaws of Life to cut the man out through the roof of his vehicle.

At around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning an unidentified truck driver was driving a semi trailer truck east on Common Road in the suburb of Roseville in Macomb County, Michigan. The semi trailer truck was carrying about 60,000 pounds of steel and had the logo of Alkar Steel and Processing, based in Roseville, MI. ... Read More

FERRYSBURG, MI – A semi trailer truck overturned Monday morning on April 5, 2010 as it was exiting a Michigan Highway in Ottawa County near Ferrysburg, MI. The truck accident happened on US 31, at the Spring Lake exit ramp onto Michigan State Route 104. The accident area is in the far west central section of the state near the shores of Lake Michigan, 99 miles west of Lansing, MI and 112 miles north of South Bend, Indiana.

Spring Lake/Ferrysburg Police had to shut down the US 31 exit ramp for several hours after the truck accident. A crane was brought in and crews worked to put the semi trailer truck back upright and clear the exit ramp for traffic.

At about 10:00 a.m. Monday morning, 61 year old Glendale Jones of Detroit, MI was driving a semi trailer truck loaded with car parts south on US 31. As the truck driver neared Ferrysburg, he attempted to exit US 31 at Spring Lake which merges onto Michigan State Route 104. ... Read More

HOLLAND, MI – One person was killed in a semi truck accident on U.S. 31 at the Port Sheldon Street intersection in Holland, Michigan on Wednesday, April 7 at about 5:40 p.m shutting down the busy highway.

Investigators and work crews at the scene of a semi truck accident on U.S. 31 and Port Sheldon Street in Holland, Michigan where one person was killed Wednesday evening.

Holland is located in the eastern part of the state on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, about 30 miles southwest of Grand Rapids, about 181 miles northwest of Detroit, about 157 miles northwest of Ann Arbor and about 90 miles west of Lansing. ... Read More