Archive for December 2010

• Patrolman Michael Gondek hit by dispatcher during Dearborn Heights traffic stop

• December 30, 2010
• Dearborn Heights, Michigan – December 12, 2010 A Dearborn Heights police officer was hit and injured when a car driven by by a suspected drunken driver, who also is ... Read

• Edward J. Bylow, 65, crushed between semi, excavator in Williams Township

• December 30, 2010
• Williams Township, Michigan - December 19, 2010 An industrial accident claimed the life of a 65-year-old Battle Creek man, Michigan State Police report. Edward J. Bylow ... Read

• Petoskey woman injured when SUV strikes utility pole in Little Traverse Township

• December 30, 2010
• Little Traverse Township, Michigan – December 17, 2010 A Petoskey woman was injured in a Little Traverse Township crash Friday, state police report. The wreck happened about 2:30 ... Read

• Bertha Rose, Andrew John Schoenborn hurt in rear-end crash in Alpine Township

• December 30, 2010
• Alpine Township, Michigan – December 18, 2010 Authorities have identified two drivers injured Saturday in a two-vehicle crash on Fruit Ridge Avenue NW. According to the Kent County ... Read

• Joshua Phillips, 24, killed after striking tree in Cannon Township crash

• December 30, 2010
• Cannon Township, Michigan – December 18, 2010 A 24-year-old Rockford man involved in a single-vehicle crash Saturday morning has died, Kent County Sheriff's Department officials ... Read

• Sister, cousin of NBA player Willie Green killed crash on I-75 in Troy

• December 30, 2010
• Troy, Michigan – December 20, 2010 The sister and cousin of New Orleans Hornets guard Willie Green were killed early Monday morning after losing control ... Read

• Pedestrian killed after being struck by pickup on I-75 in Lincoln Park

• December 30, 2010
• Lincoln Park, Michigan – December 20, 2010 A early-morning wreck killed a pedestrian Monday on Interstate 75 in Lincoln Park, Michigan State Police (MSP) have ... Read

• Teen driver killed in crash with tree at Pine Lake and Enzian in Prarieville Township

• December 30, 2010
• Prairieville Township, Michigan – December 19, 2010 An unidentified teen driver was killed in a one-vehicle crash early Sunday morning, authorities report. The driver, whom sources said was a  ... Read

• Matthew Ray Corey, 23, of Fenton, killed in snowmobile crash in Cheboygan County

• December 30, 2010
• Tuscarora Township, Michigan – December 19, 2010 A snowmobile wreck claimed the life of a Fenton man Sunday morning in Cheboygan County, officials there said. Matthew ... Read

• Corey Barron critically injured in crash at Owosso and Allen roads in Livingston County

• December 28, 2010
• Livingston County, Michigan – December 18, 2010 One man was injured critically and two others hurt in a wreck Saturday in rural Livingston County, officials there report. Corey Barron, 20, ... Read

• Sue Devernay, Elizabeth Sears hurt in rollover crash in Genesee Township

• December 28, 2010
• Genesse Township, Michigan – December 17, 2010 A woman and her 94-year-old mother were injured in a rollover crash Friday at Richfield Road and Lynne Drive in Genesse Township, ... Read

• David Barczak, 37, killed in rollover crash on Starville Road in China Township

• December 28, 2010
• China Township, Michigan – December 20, 2010 Authorities have identified a Clay Township man who died in a one-car rollover crash Sunday night in China Township. According to ... Read

• Erin Noland killed after striking parked semi in Grand Rapids

• December 28, 2010
• Grand Rapids, Michigan – December 20, 2010 A Wyoming man is dead following a high-speed crash into the back of a parked semi early Monday morning in an industrial ... Read

• Gary Rowley, 58, killed when van strikes tow truck in Walker

• December 28, 2010
• Walker, Michigan – December 21, 2010 A man behind the wheel of a van that crashed into the back of a tow truck Tuesday evening on Three Mile Road ... Read

• Arnold Thames Webster, 73, killed in crash on M-99 in Springport Township

• December 28, 2010
• Springport Township, Michigan – December 20, 2010 A Monday night crash on M-99 near Kimler Road claimed the life of a 73-year-old Springport man, authorities there said. According ... Read

• Chantle Fleckstein, 2, unborn sister killed in crash on Sprinkle Road in Comstock

• December 22, 2010
• Comstock, Michigan – December 13, 2010 A 2-year-old girl and her unborn sibling were killed in a two-vehicle crash on an icy stretch of Sprinkle Road early Monday morning ... Read

• Frieda Merry, 75, of Fowlerville killed in head-on crash in Howell Township

• December 22, 2010
• Howell Township, Michigan – December 13, 2010 A woman from Fowlerville was killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning, according to the Livingston County Sheriff's ... Read

• Bangor man, 24, took prescription drugs before black-out crash in South Haven Township

• December 22, 2010
• South Haven Township, Michigan – December 12, 2010 A 24-year-old Bangor man who told police he had taken some prescription medication before getting behind the wheel blacked ... Read

• Megan N. Hommerding, Joel R. Posner hurt in crash on U.S. 223 in Rome Township

• December 22, 2010
• Rome Township, Michigan – December 7, 2010 A three-vehicle wreck sent an Ohio man and an Onsted woman to the hospital Wednesday, authorities report. According to the  ... Read

• Karen Rae Cox, 52, killed in crash on North Lincoln Road in Escanaba

• December 22, 2010
• Escanaba, Michigan – December 10, 2010 A three-vehicle crash Friday killed a 52-year-old Escanaba woman, police report. According to authorities, Karen Rae Cox was killed in a collision shortly before ... Read

• Calvin and Brenda Roberts of Arkansas killed when semi crashes on I-96 in Eaton County

• December 22, 2010
• Eaton County, Michigan – December 14, 2010 A married couple from Arkansas died Tuesday morning when the semi in which they were riding crashed into the Mt. ... Read

• Hollis D. Blancher, 78, killed in rollover crash on Lumberjack Road in Gratiot County

• December 22, 2010
• Gratiot County, Michigan – December 14, 2010 A one-truck crash Tuesday afternoon on Lumberjack Road killed the driver and injured his passenger, Michigan State Police report. The driver, ... Read

• Kevin M. Pastotnik pleads guilty in death of bicyclist Elias N. Lopez in Isabella County

• December 22, 2010
• Mt. Pleasant, Michigan – December 15, 2010 An Isabella County motorist who killed a bicyclist in August and fled the scene pleaded guilty Wednesday in Isabella County ... Read

• Eleanor Rickards, 80, killed after car plunges into Au Sable River in Oscoda Township

• December 22, 2010
• Oscoda Township, Michigan – December 13, 2010 An 80-year-old woman got into a car crash in a snowstorm in northeastern Michigan, and then apparently slipped into a river, where ... Read

• Deputy Dennis Nault injured in crash on Orion Road in Oakland County

• December 22, 2010
• Oakland, Michigan – December 13, 2010 A deputy sheriff in Oakland County became an accident victim in Monday’s icy conditions, sending him to the hospital, officials report. Deputy Dennis Nault ... Read

• Brian J. Kelsey injured attempting to help stranded motorist in Marquette

• December 20, 2010
• Marquette, Michigan – December 13, 2010 A Good Samaritan was injured Monday afternoon in Marquette Township as he and another man tried to free a distressed motorist’s ... Read

• Four students injured when pickup strikes school bus on M-25 in Huron County

• December 20, 2010
• Huron County, Michigan – December 15, 2010 A stretch of M-25 in Huron County played host to a wreck involving a Unionville-Sebewaing Area Schools bus ... Read

• Elsie Gower, 85, killed in head-on crash on M-72 near Williamsburg

• December 20, 2010
• Williamsburg, Michigan – December 14, 2010 A senior Kalkaska woman on Tuesday was killed when the vehicle in which she was riding with her husband went out ... Read

• Dustin Mannel cleared in death of motorized wheelchair user Lorraine Kay Baker in Wyoming

• December 20, 2010
• Wyoming, Michigan – December 15, 2010 A garbage truck driver who hit and killed a woman in a motorized wheelchair crossing an intersection in Wyoming in September was cleared ... Read

• Milinda Sambrook escape injury when pickup strikes guard rail on I-75 in Livingston County

• December 20, 2010
• Livingston Township, Michigan – December 13, 2010 An accident Sunday in Livingston Township sent a 1998 Ford pickup into a guard rail aside of Interstate 75, authorities ... Read

• Howell Township woman, 33, hurt in crash with semi on Grand River Avenue

• December 17, 2010
• Howell Township, Michigan – December 13, 2010 A Monday afternoon wreck sent a Howell Township woman to the hospital when the sedan she was driving collided with a semi, ... Read

• Angel Heisler sent to prison in death of motorcyclist Bob Wright in Holland Township

• December 17, 2010
• Grand Haven, Michigan – December 13, 2010   A Holland woman who caused a crash that killed a motorcyclist in June was sentenced Monday to 19 months to ... Read

• Curtis King, 55, killed when car strikes tree on 100th Street Southeast in Freeport

• December 17, 2010
• Freeport, Michigan – December 13, 2010 A car driven by a man from Hastings Monday veered off the roadway and hit a tree, killing him, the  ... Read

• Louis Brewer, 38, struck and killed after stopping on M-66 in Battle Creek

• December 17, 2010
• Battle Creek, Michigan – December 10, 2010 Police continue to investigate what caused a fatal crash Friday that claimed the life of a Battle Creek man, officials report. Louis Brewer, ... Read

• Surgeon Mark Pescovitz, 55, killed in crash with semi on I-94 near Jackson

• December 17, 2010
• Jackson County, Michigan – December 12, 2010 An Indiana University trauma surgeon was killed Sunday in a collision with a semi on Interstate 94 in ... Read

• Brittany Nowicki, 18, killed in rollover crash on Plumbrook Road in Sterling Heights

• December 16, 2010
• Sterling Heights, Michigan – December 10, 2010 An 18-year-old Macomb woman was killed Friday when the Jeep in which she was riding rolled over and she was ... Read

• Motorist hit by car, breaks legs after initial crash on I-75 in Bridgeport

• December 16, 2010
• Bridgeport, Michigan – December 10, 2010 A man whom police say was hit by a car while tending to the scene of his own accident suffered two broken legs. An ... Read

• One hospitalized in crash on Alpine Avenue NW in Alpine Township

• December 16, 2010
• Alpine Township, Michigan – December 10, 2010 A two-vehicle crash on Alpine Avenue NW Friday night sent one person to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Michigan State ... Read

• Burger King worker, 20, facing charges for fatally punching customer in Detroit

• December 16, 2010
• Detroit, Michigan – December 9, 2010 A worker at a Detroit fast food restaurant faces charges after he punched a 67-year-old customer in the face who later died, police ... Read

• Dianna Bortz, 69, of Allegan killed in three-car crash on M-40

• December 16, 2010
• Allegan Township, Michigan – December 10, 2010 A 69-year-old Allegan woman was killed in a three-car crash Friday night on M-40, deputy sheriffs report. Dianna Bortz was stopped ... Read

• Jerry Griffin, 42, of Inkster, killed in wrong-way crash on Telegraph in Dearborn Heights

• December 15, 2010
• Dearborn Heights, Michigan – December 9, 2010 A 42-year-old Inkster man died instantly, officials said, after the car he was driving went into oncoming traffic and was ... Read

• Chelsea Clevenger, 18, held in death of motorcyclists Charles Skutt Jr., Janean Skutt

• December 15, 2010
• Coldwater, Michigan – December 10, 2010 A teen is now being held in the traffic deaths of two Coldwater residents in August, court records show. Chelsea Clevenger, 18, turned in ... Read

• Three injured in icy head-on crash at Brownsville and Carver in Vandalia

• December 15, 2010
• Vandalia, Michigan -- November 12, 2010 Three individuals sustained minor injuries after a head-on collision that occurred on Sunday afternoon. The incident happened at approximately noon at Brownsville Street and Carver ... Read

• Gerald Coplen, 65, extricated after vehicle strikes utility pole on M-51 in Niles

• December 15, 2010
• Niles, Michigan -- December 13, 2010 Gerald Coplen, 65, of Dowagiac, was injured after being involved in a single-vehicle car accident that happened on Monday morning. The incident happened ... Read

• Kelly Bale, 46, of Dowagiac, injured when vehicle strikes tree in Niles

• December 15, 2010
• Niles, Michigan -- December 11, 2010 Kelly Bale, 46, of Dowagiac, was injured after her involvement in a single-vehicle crash that happened on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred at ... Read

• Teen convicted, 16, in death of Gary and Donna Cline in Oakland

• December 14, 2010
• Oakland County, Michigan – December 9, 2010 A teenage girl from South Lyon convicted of negligent homicide in an August crash that killed a Milford motorcyclist and ... Read

• Joseph Gendron, 26, of Lansing, suspected of drunk driving in Marquette crash

• December 14, 2010
• Marquette, Michigan – December 1, 2010 A 26-year-old Lansing man was charged following a Wednesday crash in Marquette, police there report. Joseph Gendron did not stop at the ... Read

• Eugene Odbert III charged in death of snowmobiler Kimberly A. Rogers

• December 14, 2010
• Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan – November 24, 2010 A Sault Ste. Marie man has been charged in the snowmobile death of a 20-year-old woman in December 2009, the  ... Read

• Jared Rutkowski charged in police chase, hit and run in Mount Clemens

• December 14, 2010
• Mount Clemens, Michigan – November 15, 2010 A man from St. Clair Shores who led deputies in Macomb County on a vehicle chase which ended ... Read

• Motorcyclist Philip P. Paesani, 52, fatally hurt in Bloomfield Hills crash

• December 14, 2010
• Bloomfield Hills, Michigan – November 13, 2010 A White Lake Township man involved in a Bloomfield Hills motorcycle wreck in October has died from his injuries, police ... Read