Thursday, January 31, 2013
At least five crashes occur in less than an hour near Fenton, and also a 33-car pileup north of Fenton on US 23, hours after a horrific crash in Detroit.
Near white-out conditions caused several accidents in Fenton and several crashes across the region Thursday afternoon. Most of the Fenton accidents happened between 12 and 1 p.m. when the weather conditions worsened. Fenton Police Lt. Jason Slater said two accidents occurred near the US 23 exit ramp and Torrey Road. He said one involved two cars and another was a single car accident. Slater said another single accident occurred on North Road near the Fenton Water Plant. He said the driver went off the road. Another truck lost control on US 23 and went straight into the guardrail, Slater said. Another vehicle sat in the median of US 23 after crashing into the guardrail. Fenton Police Chief Rick Aro said there were no major injuries in any …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Several cars veered off of US 23 in Fenton, police offer tips to stay safe on the road.
Several cars went of the roadway Monday because of the icy road conditions. Fenton Police Chief Rick Aro said a 27-year-old Swartz Creek resident was driving southbound on US 23 around 7:30 a.m. Monday when the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree near the Owen Road exit ramp. Aro said the 2003 Chevy Tahoe had extensive damage, but the driver was uninjured. Aro added that several other vehicles also skidded off of US 23 Monday. A two-car accident also occurred on Silver Parkway near Jennings Road around 3:25 p.m. Monday. Aro said a 32-year-old Linden woman driving a 2009 Pontiac G6 failed to yield to a 2012 Chevrolet van driven by a 38-year-old Fenton resident when she was turning left, causing the accident. Both vehicles …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
A 23-year-old Fenton man taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A 23-year-old Fenton man was transported to Genesys Regional Medical Center Wednesday night after a truck crash on Silver Lake Road near Silver Parkway, police said. Fenton Police Chief Rick Aro said the man was driving his 1997 Ford truck westbound on Silver Lake Road around 8:15 p.m. when he attempted to turn left onto Silver Parkway, but failed to yield and was struck by a 1999 Ford pickup truck, which was traveling eastbound on Silver Lake Road. The Fenton man was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Aro said. The man also had two Fenton male passengers, ages 22 and 21, in the vehicle, who were uninjured. The driver of the 1999 Ford pickup, a 21-year-old Linden resident, was also uninjured. Both vehicles were …
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Monday, October 3, 2011
Patrick Fleming was a member of the University of Michigan Marching Band.
The sound of his trumpet was missing. So the University of Michigan Marching Band honored Patrick Fleming, who was killed in a car crash in Fenton Monday, with a moment of silence before the national anthem preceding the Wolverines game against Minnesota Saturday, the Detroit Free Press reported. "Today, the Michigan Marching Band is diminished -- in number ... and in spirit," said stadium announcer Carl Grapentine before the game, according to the Detroit Free Press. "Sympathy and support are extended to Patrick's family and friends ... from his Michigan Marching Band family." The band also dedicated its performance of "Hey Jude" to Fleming during halftime. Fenton Patch reported that Fleming, 21, of Ypsilanti, died after he was driving …
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Collision occurred in construction area near Owen Road.
A man died after a collision on northbound U.S. 23 near Owen Road on Monday morning. Fenton Police Chief Rick Aro said Patrick Lamont Fleming, 21, of Ypsilanti, died after he was driving northbound U.S. 23 and his Oldsmobile crashed into the back of a Chevrolet Suburban around 8 a.m. Aro said traffic had slowed because of construction and the Suburban was nearly stopped when the Oldsmobile struck it in the rear, glanced off and slid east across the highway and flipped as it left the roadway, coming to rest against the embankment of the north Owen Road exit ramp. Fleming, the lone occupant in the vehicle, was extricated and transported to Genesys Regional Medical Center, where he died a short time later, Aro said. Annarbor.com reported …
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Driver lost control going around curve, hit a truck and a passenger was thrown under a van.
Both riders of a motorcycle were still breathing at the scene of a three-vehicle accident Sunday on South Holly Road, and two University of Michigan Survival Flight helicopters carried them off. The motorcycle driver was headed west, going around a curve, when he lost control of his vehicle and slid into a Ford truck traveling east, said Sgt. Dave Reinfelder, of the City of Fenton Police Department. The rear passenger of the motorcycle, a woman, was thrown and went under a silver van that was traveling behind the truck. The 911 call came in around 2:58 p.m. Both motorcycle passengers were still breathing at the scene, and Reinfelder was not sure how serious their injuries were. He believes they are from the Clarkston or West Bloomfield …
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cee robin
3:01 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
I've noticed that the roads aren't salted as often this year. When I used to travel to Flint to work at about 5:30 in the morning on 23, 23 was often one of the last expressways to be salted....I often asked myself...who makes these decisions? There were many people using 23 to travel north to work in Flint, ( of course that was 12 years ago)...still now I notice that 23 is about the last to get … more ›