Witnesses said the accident happened when both drivers disregarded yellow light at intersection, police say.
Both drivers were cited for failure to yield after a 3 p.m. car/truck collision at Silver Lake Road and the U.S. 23 ramp in Fenton on Tuesday. Witnesses said the accident occurred when both drivers disregarded the yellow light at the intersection, said Fenton Police Chief Rick Aro. The driver of a 2000 Chevrolet Impala, a 39-year-old Lake Orion man, had minor injuries and was taken to Genesys Regional Medical Center by STAT EMS, Aro said. The Lake Orion man was wearing his seat belt. The other driver, a 39-year-old Fenton man with a 1995 GMC pickup truck, was not injured. Both vehicles sustained major damage, Aro said. The driver of the Impala was facing west and turning left onto the southbound U.S. 23 ramp, he said, while the second …
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Fenton Police say driver suffered minor injuries in 3 p.m. collision.
Rescue crews transported one driver to the hospital after a car and truck had a front end collision at the U.S. 23 exit ramp and Silver Lake Road in Fenton around 3 p.m. Tuesday. Fenton Police Chief Rick Aro said according to preliminary information, injuries were minor. Fenton resident Franciska Richardson, who was parked nearby and witnessed the accident, said the truck driver ran a red light and struck the car that was making a left onto the US 23 ramp. Traffic was slowed in the area as crews cleaned up the scene. Fenton Police, the Fenton Fire Department and STAT EMS ambulances responded to the crash.
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7:30 pm on Thursday, August 30, 2012
BOTH intersections that lead to US23 in Fenton (Owen Rd and Silver Lake Rd) are consistently the scene of accidents. I had a guy go racing off the 23 off ramp at Silver Lake (he ran a red light) and just about plowed into me. Of course, I was at fault and he flipped me the bird. I hate Fenton! It's become nothing but an extension of Flint - full of crime and sleazeballs. more ›