Authorities: Truck Driver Held After 2 Die In Michigan Crash
GREEN OAK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WWJ/AP) - Authorities say the driver of a semitrailer has been jailed following a crash involving several vehicles that killed two men and critically injured a woman in southeastern Michigan.
A 51-year-old man from Milford and a 52-year-old man from Davison were killed in the crash Sunday afternoon on U.S. 23 in Green Oak Township in Livingston County.
The critically injured woman was identified as a 25-year-old from Milford.
Police say the 62-year-old truck driver wasn't hurt. He was being held at the Livingston County Jail pending possible charges.
A preliminary investigation found the truck driver failed to stop as he approached other vehicles in a construction area, hitting several vehicles. The highway was closed for about seven hours after the crash. The crash is under investigation by police and sheriff's officials.
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