EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (DDN) – According to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office, at least 20 East China Township residents were forced to leave their homes after an apartment complex caught fire early Sunday. Just before 12:30 a.m., authorities got multiple calls reporting a fire at the Bree Manor Apartments on Bree Road. According...
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12-mile Traffic Jam After Dump Truck Overturns and Spills Gravel on I-75 in Florida
VENICE, Fla.(DDN) – This morning, a large multi-vehicle incident involving a dump truck on its side blocked one lane of I-75 northbound. The accident occurred between the Venice Connector and Clark Road. There is at least one vehicle in the woods next to the dump truck. The Florida Highway Patrol reports that the semi-truck changed...
Detroit Police Investigate Shooting Leaving Two Critically Injured on West Side Saturday Night
DETROIT (DDN) – Detroit police are investigating a shooting on the city’s west side that left a man and a woman critically injured Saturday night. Authorities said the incident occurred at 8 p.m. near Dexter Avenue and Lothrop Street. The guy and lady, both in their thirties, were sent to the hospital. A snapshot from...
One Dead, Six Injured in Davie Crash After Audi and Honda Collide at High Speeds
DDN – A 19-year-old man was killed and six others injured in an early Saturday morning crash on State Road 84 in Davie, according to troopers. A little before 3 a.m., an Audi S5 and a Honda Accord were driving “at an excessive speed” toward University Drive in the left and center westbound lanes of...
4-year-old Detroit Boy Accidentally Shoots Himself With Unsecured Gun, Expected to Recover
DETROIT (DDN) – A 4-year-old child in Detroit is lucky to be alive after police say he accidentally shot himself in the hand on Friday afternoon. Authorities said the youngster got hold of an unsecured gun inside his family’s home on Fullerton Avenue on the city’s west side. The shooting, while horrifying, is regrettably more...
Detroit Councilwoman Calls for Action to Stop Wrong-way Crashes on Highways
Detroit (DDN) – A Detroit City Councilwoman is looking at measures to prohibit wrong-way drivers from using freeway on- and off-ramps. Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Waters has requested the city’s legislative policy office to propose “practical tools” that the local, state, and federal governments could use to reduce wrong-way driving. In a memo dated Jan....
Bus Crashes Into Telephone Pole in Tyrone Township, Five Adolescents Hospitalized With Minor Injuries
ADAMS COUNTY, PA. (DDN) – Five adolescents were rushed to the hospital following a bus accident in Tyrone Township on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. on the 700 block of Tapeworm Road, according to a Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announcement. The truck was driving southward when it encountered a curve in the road....
Early Morning Crash in Glenview Claims Three Lives, Police Continue to Investigate Tragic Incident
CHICAGO (DDN) – On Sunday morning, there was a terrible crash in Glenview, Illinois, that resulted in the deaths of three persons. Their identities have now been confirmed. According to the police, a car was completely on fire when police and fire services arrived at the scene of a single-vehicle incident on West Lake Avenue in...
School Bus Carrying 30 Children Overturns in Washtenaw County, Seven Injured in Afternoon Collision
AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (DDN)According to authorities, seven individuals were injured, including children, when a school bus carrying approximately 30 children collided Thursday afternoon in Washtenaw County. The collision occurred around 4:13 p.m. in the 9700 block of Talladay Road in Augusta Township. According to Michigan State Police, the Lincoln Elementary School bus slipped on ice,...
Two Killed, Four Injured in Two-vehicle Collision on N. Lincoln Road in Escanaba Thursday Afternoon
ESCANABA, Mich.(DDN) – According to the Escanaba Department of Public Safety, two individuals were killed and four were injured in a two-vehicle incident in Escanaba on Thursday afternoon. The Escanaba DPS reports that it was summoned to the intersection of N. Lincoln Road and Danforth Road around 1:20 p.m. According to police, a southbound Dodge...