Truck Driver Charged In Death Of Worker At US Steel Plant
ECORSE (WWJ/AP) - A Sterling Heights man has been charged with manslaughter after authorities say he ran over a U.S. Steel employee at the Great Lakes Works Cold Mill Shipping in Ecorse.
Miho Saljic, 48, was arraigned Wednesday in Ecorse District Court. He's free on a $20,000 personal bond, with the condition he wear a tether.
Investigators say Saljic was backing up a semi-truck loaded with steel coils when he fatally struck 41-year-old Heather Warren last Saturday. Warren was apparently directing trucks in the facility's loading area when she was struck by Saljic, who was not using a spotter. Saljic was into custody at the scene.
Saljic is a driver for ALCO Transportation. No one answered the company's phone after business hours Wednesday, and a person who answered Saljic's home phone hung up when asked for comment.
If convicted as charged, Saljic faces up to 15 years in prison. He's due back in court for a probable-cause hearing May 5.
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