Crash Collapses Lung, Breaks Leg Of Sterling Heights Man

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI — A 46-year-old Sterling Heights man suffered a broken arm, shattered leg and a collapsed lung as the result of a three-car crash on Clinton River Road Friday morning. A teenage driver veered across the centerline of the road and struck a minivan driven by the Sterling Heights man, according to a Macomb Daily report.

“According to Clinton Township police, a Dodge Durango and a maroon 2004 Dodge Caravan were travelling westbound on Clinton River Road near 17 Mile Road, while a silver 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, driven by a 18-year-old male from Sterling Heights, was headed eastbound.”

“The driver of the Durango observed the Trailblazer was drifting and was able to drive off the roadway to avoid a head-on collision but stuck a fire hydrant. But the driver of the Caravan, which was behind the Durango, was unable to avoid the collision, and the vehicles hit head on.”

For more, go to the Macomb Daily.

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