Articles tagged:crashes

Posted: Mon Feb 21 8:12 a.m. by Amalie Nash AnnArbor.com News Director

Note: The location of one of the crashes has been corrected in the headline and story. Travel is slow this morning, and crashes are impacting a few roadways, Washtenaw County dispatchers say. A crash on eastbound M-14 at Barton Drive has been cleared up, a sheriff's department dispatcher said. Police ...

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Posted: Thu Jan 27 3:54 p.m. by Kelly Davenport News producer & copy editor

As snow falls across the Ann Arbor area this afternoon, authorities are busy responding to accidents as the evening commute ramps up. A dispatcher reported at least six crashes or spin-outs as of 3:40 p.m., including at eastbound I-94 and Scio Church Road; eastbound I-94 and Ann Arbor-Saline Road, where ...

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Posted: Wed Dec 1 10:26 a.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter
First snow of the season in Ann Arbor causes havoc; I-94 closed due to crashes

Washtenaw County police are responding to six traffic crashes on area freeways as the first snow of the season takes its toll on the morning commute. The entrance ramp to I-94 westbound at Jackson Road on Ann Arbor's west side was closed shortly after 10 a.m. because the bridge there ...

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Posted: Sat Oct 9 2:11 p.m. by Heather Lockwood

Ann Arbor police are dealing with pre-game traffic this afternoon, which they say is especially bad at Packard and State streets and State Street and Hoover Avenue. Ann Arbor Police Sgt. Mike Lance says traffic is grid-locked near the University of Michigan Stadium, and officers are conducting traffic control near ...

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Posted: Fri Sep 10 7:50 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

Two crashes at I-94 and Pierce Road near Chelsea could tie up the morning commute for drivers in that area. A dispatcher with the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department said two-car crashes have occurred on both the east-and westbound lanes of the freeway. The crashes are not believed to be blocking ...

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Posted: Tue Aug 3 11:30 a.m. by Amalie Nash AnnArbor.com News Director
Top 14 hazardous actions that led to traffic crashes in Washtenaw County

It's national "don't run red lights week" (who knew?) and yesterday we learned 3.4 percent of traffic crashes in Ann Arbor between 2007 and 2009 were caused by a driver failing to stop on red. Although that translates into 94 crashes, the percentage is still relatively small when considering the ...

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Posted: Thu Jun 24 7:45 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

Emergency crews are attending to a crash on westbound I-94 near Zeeb Road west of Ann Arbor this morning, a dispatcher with the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department said. The car involved is on the shoulder and is not blocking traffic lanes, but traffic could still be affected in the area. ...

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Posted: Wed Jun 16 11:47 a.m. by Erica Hobbs

The front porch on a Chelsea home was destroyed this morning after a Stockbridge man lost control of his truck when the steering locked up. Chelsea Police Chief Ed Toth said the man was driving south on M-52 near Sibley Road before 8 a.m. when the truck hit the home ...

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Posted: Mon Jun 14 6:45 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

Drivers in Washtenaw County may find slowdowns in two areas this morning as emergency personnel deal with two crashes. One crash is on southbound US-23 at Plymouth Road. The other is on eastbound M-14 at Gotfredson Road. Neither crash is blocking traffic, a dispatcher with the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department ...

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Posted: Thu Jun 10 6 a.m. by Rich Kinsey AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Police officers see firsthand how seat belts save lives

"Seat belts save lives!" "Click it or Ticket." "Sit, Click, Drive." All are catchy slogans meant to get your attention and promote seat belt use. I'm a firm believer in seat belt use. "Seat belts save lives" isn't just a slogan - it's a fact.

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Posted: Mon Jun 7 8:53 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

A three-vehicle crash could slow traffic on Interstate 94 on the southeast side of Ann Arbor this morning. The crash on I-94 east of US-23 was partially blocking the left lane, a dispatcher with the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department said at 8:53 a.m., shortly after the crash occurred. No injuries ...

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Posted: Thu May 27 7:34 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

Emergency crews are on the scene of a crash at southbound US-23 north of Six Mile Road near Whitmore Lake, a dispatcher with the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department said. The crash on the left shoulder was not blocking the road, the dispatcher said shortly after 7:30 a.m, but it could ...

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Posted: Fri May 21 8:32 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

State police are on the scene of a two-vehicle crash on northbound US-23 south of Washtenaw Avenue on Ann Arbor's southeast side, a dispatcher with the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department said. The crash, which occurred about 8 a.m. and involves a semi, is on the shoulder, but traffic is still ...

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Posted: Thu May 20 7:57 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

Two crashes could slow drivers this morning on Ann Arbor-area freeways. Shortly before 8 a.m., emergency crews were responding to property-damage accidents on the shoulder of southbound US-23 at Barker Road north of Ann Arbor and on the ramp to northbound US-23 from westbound I-94 on Ann Arbor's southeast side, ...

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Posted: Wed May 19 8:52 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

Police are responding to a crash on eastbound 94 between Michigan Avenue and Huron Street, east of Ann Arbor, a dispatcher with the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department said. The two-vehicle crash is on the shoulder and is not blocking traffic, the dispatcher said. The crash, which occurred about 8:40 a.m. ...

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