Crime & Safety
Man Killed In Dump Truck Crash On U.S. 23 In Southeast MI: Police
Police said the driver lost control of the truck when it blew a tire and crashed into a tree.
NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI — A man was killed in a dump truck crash on Monday in Washtenaw County, according to Michigan State Police.
The crash happened at 6:45 p.m. Monday on southbound US-23 near North Territorial Road in Northfield Township, according to police.
Police said the 47-year-old Flint man lost control of a blue 1994 Western Star dump truck when it blew a tire. The truck then veered off the road and crashed into a tree near Whitmore Lake, according to police.
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Officials had to extricate the driver from the truck, according to police.
The man died in the crash, according to police.
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The freeway was shut down for roughly three hours while police investigated the crash.
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