Monday, December 29, 2014

TRACTOR TRAILER HITS EMBANKMENT, DRIVER DIES IN I-75 IN MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN



TRACTOR TRAILER HITS EMBANKMENT, DRIVER DIES IN I-75 IN MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN

A Claxton man was killed in a one-vehicle accident on Interstate 75 in Monroe County, Michigan  Saturday afternoon.

According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, 46-year-old Willie Youman was driving a tractor-trailer southbound on I-75 when his truck left the road and hit an embankment around 12:30 pm.

Youman died at the scene.

The accident is stil under investigation, but investigators say it may have been caused by a medical condition.

No other vehicles were involved in the accident and no other injuries were reported.