MINIVAN REAR-ENDS
INTO SEMI-TRUCK, THEN DRAGGED 16 MILES IN GRAYLING, MICHIGAN. ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING HEAVY SNOWFALL
Grayling, Mich. – — Authorities say four people and the
minivan they were in were dragged 16 miles by a tractor-trailer they rear-ended
in northern Michigan.
MLive.com and TV station WPBN-WTOM say the minivan's
driver called 911 about 2 a.m. Wednesday as the group was being pulled along
Interstate 75 in Roscommon County.
Police say the truck driver was unaware that the minivan
was lodged beneath it. The accident occurred during heavy snowfall that made
visibility poor for the minivan's driver, who also was unable to tell
dispatchers where it was on the expressway.
Crawford County sheriff's deputies eventually spotted
the truck and minivan on northbound I-75 south of Grayling.
The minivan's occupants were taken to a hospital for
evaluation.