Belleville Man Airlifted to Hospital After Striking Semi

A 23-year-old Belleville man was flown to the University of Michigan hospital by a survival flight after striking the rear end of a semi trailer on Sunday morning, according to a police report. 

The man, facing serious injuries, was pinned in his Ford F-150 pick-up truck and had to be extracted by Canton firefighters, the report said.

Witnesses told police that the man was heading east on Michigan Avenue at Haggerty Road when he attempted to change lanes and struck the rear end of a semi trailer, the report said.

According to the report, the semi driver, a 28-year-old Dearborn man, said he felt a vibration and thought he might have blown a tire. 

The F-150 came to a rest facing eastbound on Michigan Avenue, with its passenger tires on the curb and grass. The vehicle had heavy front end damage with intrusion into the cab from impact of the accident, resulting in the driver becoming pinned, the report said. 

Police said that neither drugs or alcohol were a factor in the accident.