Thomas Township emergency officials respond to semi tanker truck crash on M-52 south of Gratiot in Michigan

Thomas Township emergency officials respond to semi tanker truck crash on M-52 south of Gratiot in Michigan

on January 03, 2015 at 5:39 PM, updated January 03, 2015 at 5:40 PM

THOMAS TOWNSHIP, MI — Emergency officials are responding to a crash on Graham, or M-52, south of Gratiot, Saginaw County 911 Authority reports. 
Officials with Thomas Township Police Department, Thomas Township Fire Department and Mobile Medical Response were called to the injury crash just before 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3. 

There were numerous crashes in Saginaw County throughout the day Saturday, as snow and sleet created slippery road conditions.  
Just before 2:30 p.m., officials with the Saginaw County Sherriff's Department and Zilwaukee and Buena Vista Township fire departments were called to the northbound side of the Zilwaukee Bridge for a crash involving a car and a tractor-trailer. 
Saginaw County Sheriff's Department Lt. Randy Pfau said the tractor-trailer had been carrying fuel, which fire department officials were helping to clean up. 
The Saginaw County Crash Team was called to investigate "due to the serious nature of the semi-truck driver's injuries," he said. 
The Zilwaukee Bridge on northbound I-75 was to be closed until further notice, officials said. 
Wintry weather could cause more travel woes Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 4

Wet and/or Icy Roads Blamed For Almost 30 Accidents. Drivers Complain for Lack of Warning Signs.

 Wet and/or Icy Roads Blamed For Almost 30 Accidents.  Drivers Complain for Lack of Warning Signs.

 

 Wet roads caused problems all day Saturday for drivers in Lexington and surrounding areas.

Lexington Police say between 6 a.m. And 5 p.m. Saturday, they responded to about 30 accidents without injuries. They also were called to 3 accidents with injuries.     

An accident on the exit ramp to New Circle Road from Versailles Road required major clean up after when a semi-truck rolled over. The crash happened around 10 a.m. Saturday and crews kept the ramp closed until about 3:30 p.m.

Some people say they believe crashes like this on the exit ramps in Lexington could be avoided if there were more warning signs for drivers.

"This is just inexcusable. We're wasting a lot of city resources, a lot of other peoples resources, when a lot of this can be stopped or a lot of the repeated incidents can be reduced," said driver Gerard Gerhard.

Another Saturday morning crash on I-75 in Lexington around 10 a.m. caused a driver to flip upside down in this car. He told us he started to lose control as he was coming off the interstate.

"Well, I was coming down the ramp and I was turning and I just kept turning and didn't straighten out. I think I hydroplaned," said driver Sam Mitchell.

Mitchell says he was able to crawl out of the car before paramedics came to help.
     
Also on I-75 Saturday in Scott County, a truck landed on its roof after popping a tire and hitting this embankment. A man, woman, and dog were inside the truck when it happened around mile marker 140 in the northbound lanes. Police say both the driver and passenger are expected to be OK.

Police encourage drivers to take extra caution when the roads are wet.

Fire truck overturns on icy road in Franklin Co., Missouri

Fire truck overturns on icy road in Franklin Co., Missouri

FRANKLIN CO. Mo. -- Two St. Clair firefighters suffered non-life threatening injuries Friday morning when their fire truck overturned after sliding off an icy road and into a ditch around 7:45 in Union, Missouri. The accident occurred at Old Cove Road near Moselle Road.
The 60,000 pound truck was lying on its roof, before emergency crews worked to pull it out of the ditch and turned it right side up.
Crews with the St. Clair Fire Department say the truck was en route to an auto accident when they reached a blind curve, only to find another vehicle had already slid off the road. In their effort to avoid hitting that car, they braked and skidded off the road, rolling once.
Both firefighters were able to get out of the truck on their own. They were taken to the hospital, treated for minor injuries, and released.
The City of St. Clair says the fire truck is insured. No word yet if it has been totaled.

2 pedestrians die, as icy roads lead to accidents throughout Western Pennsylvania

2 pedestrians die, as icy roads lead to accidents throughout Western Pennsylvania

An early morning ice storm Saturday slickened roads throughout Western Pennsylvania, caused dozens of accidents and contributed to the deaths of two pedestrians, emergency officials said.

Freezing drizzle coated roads with ice beginning around 5:30 a.m., dispatchers reported. Conditions began to improve around 9:30 a.m. as the temperature began to rise in southern counties. A winter weather advisory remained in effect for northern counties.

An Apollo man was run over by his van in front of his First Street second-hand store at about 7:30 a.m.

Gary Beigay, 68, of First Street, had just parked, and his van started to slide on the icy street and he went behind the van to stop it, Armstrong County Chief Deputy Coroner Robert Bellas said.

Beigay was standing behind his van when it started to move backward, and witnesses saw it roll over him, Apollo police Officer Ron Baustert said.

Bellas said Beigay died from injuries to the chest. The death has been ruled an accident.

Baustert said Beigay has a First Street address but usually stayed with relatives in North Apollo.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed a pedestrian died at Lakewood and Rocklege drives in Aleppo Saturday morning.

Kimberly Moran, 49, of Aleppo died after being struck by a car sliding on the ice, according to Ohio Township police Chief Norbert Micklos. Moran had been walking two dogs at time time of the accident. The car pushed Moran against a fiberglass utility box, Micklos said.

WPXI also reported a salt truck slid into a home in Shaler.

Dispatchers said drivers were stuck on many roads because of the ice.

City road crews began to treating roads and bridges at 4 a.m. in preparation for the freezing rain, according to a statement from Katie O'Malley, city spokeswoman. There was no opportunity to pre-treat roads. Had dry roads been pre-treated, the material would have been washed away by the rain, prior to freezing temperatures.

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh said freezing rain was expected to last in the area until about 10 a.m. The advisory stretched west from Zanesville, Ohio, south to Morgantown, W.Va., east to Westmoreland County and north to the Interstate 80 corridor.

The National Weather Service in State College also issued a winter weather advisory for Somerset, Cambria and Clearfield counties.

PennDOT reduced the speed limit on major highways including Interstates 79, 376, 279 and 579 to 45 mph. It is urging motorists to stay off the roads.

The Port Authority of Allegheny County is also reporting delays on bus routes. The light-rail system is on schedule.

PennDOT reported a multi-vehicle accident on Route 28 southbound near Millvale with lanes blocked for a time, as well as an accident on Interstate 79 northbound at the Route 60 interchange in Robinson.

Route 28 between Tarentum and RIDC Park reopened after a short closure, but state police said motorists should proceed with caution because of possible refreezing. Firefighters reported at least one car slid into a house along Crescent Boulevard Extension in Crescent.

Area police are urging people to stay off the roads.

TWO DEAD IN MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON KELL WEST FREEWAY IN WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS

Two Dead in Major Traffic Accident on Kell West Freeway in wichita falls, texas

UPDATE 1/3/2014 10:30 pm: Wichita Falls police have confirmed that a second victim in the accident has died.

UPDATE 1/3/2014 8:20 pm: Police are reporting that one of the accident victims has died as a result of injuries. Three others are still in the hospital with serious injuries. Releasing of names is pending next of kin notification.

The Wichita Falls Police Department is currently investigating a major vehicle accident that happened around 5:00 pm on Kell West Freeway over Harrison. Kell West Freeway from Holliday to Taft has been closed and police urge citizens to avoid the area.

Police are reporting that four people have been transported to United Regional Health Care for serious injuries and the WFPD Crash Unit has been called to the scene.

IT WAS ICY ON SATURDAY, THAT EVEN THE SALT TRUCKS WERE NOT SPARED THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. ICE SENDS SALT TRUCK BARRELING INTO SHALER HOME IN PENNSYLVANIA

IT WAS ICY ON SATURDAY, THAT EVEN THE SALT TRUCKS WERE NOT SPARED THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.  Ice Sends Salt Truck Barreling Into Shaler Home IN PENNSYLVANIA

SHALER (KDKA) – Saturday morning’s freezing rain caused many accident, and in one case, sent a salt truck barreling into a house.

It happened around 6:30 a.m. when a salt truck was coming down Weaver Drive in Shaler Township. 

The driver said he was “just along for the ride” as the truck hit a patch of ice and slipped, then flipped over into someone’s home.

The homeowner was inside, heard a loud crash and then found the truck in their family room.

The homeowner was not injured, nor the was the driver.

The truck caused quite a bit of damage, knocking in the walls.

MAN KILLED IN PICKUP TRUCK WRECK IN MEDINA, WISCONSIN. VEHICLE DRIVER LOST CONTROL, CROSSED LANES, STRUCK STUMP. HE WAS WEARING NO SEAT BELT.

Man killed in pickup truck wreck IN MEDINA, WISCONSIN. Vehicle DRIVER lost control, crossed lanes, struck stump.  HE WAS WEARING NO SEAT BELT.

Published On: Jan 03 2015 12:13:33 PM CST   Updated On: Jan 03 2015 12:14:48 PM CST

TOWN OF MEDINA, Wis. - 

A man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday night, officials said.

The Dane County Sheriff's Department said deputies responded to a report of a crash at about 9 p.m. on West Medina Road, east of Ridge Road. A passerby who had not witnessed the crash called in the report.

According to the sheriff's department, a 2007 Toyota Tundra pickup truck was headed east on West Medina Road when it lost control, crossed into the oncoming lane and veered off the roadway, striking a large tree stump.

The 44-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, according to the report. The airbags were deployed.

Alcohol appeared to be a contributing factor, the sheriff's department said Saturday.

Officials withheld the name of the man killed pending notification of his family.

DRIVER LOSES CONTROL PASSING ON HWY 101, IN OREGON, HITS SEMI HEAD-ON AND HE IS INJURED. FUEL SPILL FROM THE SEMI TRUCK ONTO THE ROAD AND RAVINE.

Driver loses control passing on Hwy 101, IN OREGON, hits semi head-on AND HE IS INJURED.  FUEL SPILL FROM THE SEMI TRUCK ONTO THE ROAD AND RAVINE.

DEPOE BAY, Ore. - A driver passing traffic in no-passing zones on Highway 101 lost control and crashed into an oncoming semi truck Friday evening, Oregon State Police.

The crash between Otter Rock and Depoe Bay closed Highway 101 in both directions for 7 hours while emergency crews responded to attend to the injured driver, clear the wreckage and clean up a fuel spill.

State police said Raymond David, 27, of Otis was northbound on Highway 101 in a 1991 Mazda pickup at a high rate of speed. Police said David was passing cars on corners and in no-passing zones.

Shortly after 6 p.m., he lost control of his truck and crashed into the front of an oncoming semi truck hauling frozen food.

The driver of the semi was not physically injured. The truck came to rest blocking the highway.

David was ejected from his pickup and seriously injured, police said. He was first taken to Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Corvallis before being transferred to Legacy Emmanuel in Portland. His current condition is not known.

The crash caused 100 gallons of diesel fuel to spill from the semi truck on the road and into the nearby ravine.