Friday, September 11, 2015

A semi-truck lost a tire and flipped over twice near the Geddes Road exit on Northbound U.S. 23 in Ann Arbor, MI




A semi truck rolled over on U.S. 23 Northbound by Geddes Road, shutting down a portion of U.S. 23 Northbound Friday morning,


By Geoff Preston | gpreston@mlive.com
 
on September 11, 2015



 

A semi-truck flipped over twice near the Geddes Road exit on Northbound U.S. 23.(Photo courtesy David Bolanof)

A dispatcher with the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office confirmed the freeway was closed and said Michigan State Police were at the scene about 11:20 a.m. Reports indicated the crash was south of Geddes Road.

Update at 11:35 a.m.: Ann Arbor-area resident David Bolanos said he was about two cars behind the semi truck at approximately 11:05 when it flipped over near the Geddes Road exit.

Bolanos said the truck was too far past the exit lane when the driver tried to exit from Northbound U.S. 23 onto Geddes Road. He saw a tire pop and then the truck began to flip.

"There were no cars around him, that was the good thing," he said.

Bolanos said he saw the truck flip two times and then come to a stop under the Geddes Road overpass. A passenger in his car called 9-1-1 immediately and people from passing cars and trucks stopped to attempt to help the driver.