Police: Speed may have been factor in Scio Township fatal accident
Police believe speed may have been a factor in Wednesday's fatal accident at Liberty and Zeeb.
Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com
The 28-year-old Van Buren Township woman who died in a car accident Wednesday afternoon may have been speeding, police said.
“The car was moving at a pretty high rate of speed,” said Derrick Jackson of the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office. “We’re not sure why she went into oncoming traffic.”
Scio Township Fire Chief Carl Ferch said Wednesday, the vehicle was traveling south on Zeeb Road when it crossed the centerline and collided with a gravel hauler traveling north about 2:10 p.m..
Jackson said authorities are still attempting to contact the woman's extended family and her name wasn't expected to be released until Thursday evening.
Police weren't immediately releasing whether the woman was wearing a seatbelt. The car was still registered to a dealer because the woman had recently purchased it and was waiting for paperwork to be transferred into her name.
This detail made it a little more difficult to identify the woman, Jackson said.
Police continue to investigate the crash.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
Kyle Mattson
Thu, May 23, 2013 : 7:26 p.m.
As Ross noted there are many questions regarding the accident and so far we've reported everything police have determined and released as public information. Regardless of the nitty-gritty details that we do not have at this time a life was lost yesterday. As is standard in all stories regarding a loss of life let's please remember not to speculate as to a cause as those comments will be subject for removal out of sensitivity for the friends and family of the individual. Thank you for your understanding.
hmsp
Thu, May 23, 2013 : 7:26 p.m.
"The car was moving at a pretty high rate of speed..." A favorite of cops (and often of journalists!), when they actually mean, "The car was moving at a pretty high speed." "A high rate of speed" means the car was accelerating quickly. Maybe it was, but that's not what (Officer?) Jackson meant to say.
John Counts
Thu, May 23, 2013 : 7:11 p.m.
The Road Commission says the speed limit on Zeeb Road in that area is unposted, which makes in automatically 55 mph.