Thursday, May 16, 2013
The early Thursday morning accident took place on Michigan Avenue near Gulley Street.
A motorcyclist was killed early Thursday morning in an accident on Michigan Avenue near Gulley Street, Channel 4 reports. The accident involving the motorcycle and a car took place around 3 a.m. in the westbound lanes. It was unclear what caused the crash that led to lane closures on Michigan Avenue until around 6:30 a.m., according to the television station's website. The motorcyclist's age and identity were not immediately known, nor was information about whether he was wearing a helmet at the time, the station reports. Check back with Patch for updates on this developing story.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
A truck leaking fuel caused I-94 to be closed in both directions Wednesday afternoon near Michigan Avenue as emergency crews worked to clean up the scene. West I-94 reopened just before 5 p.m.
UPDATE, MAY 16 AT 4:50 P.M. Michigan State Police report that eastbound Interstate 94 remains closed, but that westbound I-94 is now open. ----- Michigan State Police report that Interstate 94 near Michigan Avenue is closed in both directions Wednesday afternoon because of an accident involving a semi truck and another vehicle. The semi truck is leaking fuel. The Detroit Fire Department is on the scene and has declared the scene a hazmat emergency. A car was pinned underneath the truck, according to a report by WDIV. Dearborn Patch will have more on the story as it becomes available.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
A sidewalk curb project will cause the Michigan Department of Transportation to close lanes on US-12 in Dearborn.
Construction will start Monday, April 16, on a project to make sidewalk curbs on Michigan Avenue and Telegraph Road compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The construction will affect Dearborn drivers. The $550,000 project of the Michigan Department of Transportation will require intermittent single-lane closures. The US-12 project, between Brady Street and Outer Drive, and the US-24 work, between Joy and Plymouth roads, will begin as early as Monday. All work is expected to be completed by July. Exact times and dates of road closures on Michigan Avenue are not yet known. For more information on this and other construction projects, visit www.michigan.gov/drive. Also coming Monday: The right lane of westbound I-94 from Outer …
Mike C
12:28 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013
Nope, the biker went through a flashing red (not sure if he ran it, rolled it, or stopped and didn't see the car and just entered the intersection). The car had the flashing yellow. Cyclist was at fault, at least preliminarily more ›