11/1/12 - Two drivers managed to escape injury following a morning crash involving a semi that tied up traffic on I-96 in the Howell area for a couple of hours. Livingston County Sheriff Bob Bezotte tells WHMI that they received a 911 call at around 9am about a semi that was basically on top of a car on eastbound I-96, one mile east of D-19/Pinckney Road. He says the semi-trailer was in the middle lane and merging over to the right lane but didnât see a smaller Oldsmobile beside him, driven by a 21-year-old Chesaning woman. Bezotte says the semi driver hit the womanâs vehicle with his front passenger tire and knocked it into the guardrail before she bounced off and ended up underneath the trailer, which was empty. He says the semi driver was able to stop the trailer before the rear tires went over the back of her vehicle but anyone passing by would have likely thought it was a fatal situation and they're very fortunate no one was killed or hurt. A 44-year-old Ann Arbor man was driving the semi for BTS Carrier trucking company out of Plymouth. Bezotte says he was cited for improper lane use as well as for some violations in his log book. He says the female motorist refused treatment at the scene. Both were wearing seat belts and alcohol was not believed to be a factor. (JM)
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