2 transported to hospital with minor injuries after rollover crash in Ann Arbor
Two female patients were transported to the hospital with minor injuries following a rollover crash Friday afternoon at the intersection of Miller Avenue and North Maple Road in Ann Arbor.
A Ford Explorer rolled over Friday afternoon at the intersection of Miller and North Maple roads.
Courtesy of Ann Arbor Fire Department
Vogel said it appeared that the Ford Explorer ran a red light. At least one vehicle hit the Explorer, and the subsequent crashes occurred when vehicles were attempting to stop or avoid the crash.
The Explorer had two occupants, one male and one female. The female occupant was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
A second woman was transported to the hospital with minor injuries she received while trying to avoid the rolling over Explorer. All other occupants were checked on scene and not transported, according to a news release.
The intersection has since re-opened, Vogel said.
More details about the crash were not immediately available.
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Comments
djm12652
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 2:16 p.m.
I hope everyone recovers completely. By all appearances, as is evidenced by the carnage, running a red light doesn't always cut your drive time down...it brings it to a screeching halt. When the information is available, it will be interesting to see if texting was involved. I am still amazed at the number of people that still text. Last evening a young lady in a white SUV was waiting in the left turn lane onto south Fifth St. was waiting for traffic to clear for her left turn and she WAS TEXTING! Way to be aware of your driving.
Carole
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 12:50 p.m.
Speed, not paying attention, it is getting worse. My drive to work on Jackson Road is a hazard and thankfully, I was taught to drive defensively, which means "keeping my eyes peeled to what is occurring around me at all times"--I have been cut off, cars pulling out right in front of me, it is sad. Slow down, enjoy life, and live.
treetowncartel
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 5:21 a.m.
Dont ask questions
djm12652
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 2:22 p.m.
Of course not...two reasons...one the information isn't there and two...that's just being mean! I mean c'mon...just cuz the moderators know all the answers doesn't mean they have to share them... ;oP
John Roos
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 3:23 a.m.
Seems to me keeping your car "under control" is not associated with "driving" a car anymore.
Tom Todd
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 12:29 p.m.
Cell phones,cigs,texting,beating your kids,etc.please watch the road.
RJA
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 2:23 a.m.
I was out in the traffic this afternoon, it was horrible (everyone in a hurry) I got home just in time to hear the horrible accident on 23 near Michigan Ave on my scanner, also an alert on e-mail and my cell phone. I was pleased to see an officer watching the 4-way stop at Bemis and Carpenter. If your tires are still rolling, you DID NOT stop!
brimble
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 12:54 a.m.
This sort of accident is prevented by roundabouts. Just as with the fatal accident at Maple and Dexter earlier this year, a driver running a red light caused the contact. At roundabouts, everyone is forced to slow down some, and when accidents do occur, they are slow-speed fender-benders, not injury or fatality rollovers. I was fortunate to see a driver running a red light downtown this morning before I got into the intersection. It does help to pay careful attention....
Ann English
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 11:18 p.m.
I remember decades ago seeing a pickup truck zoom through the Maple Road intersection with Dexter, right after my light had turned green. It's a good thing I never did jackrabbit starts after getting green lights, or I would have been hit on the driver's side of my car. swcornell, If any high school students know all about the right-of-way rules in roundabouts, Skyline High School students should! Practical application of those rules every day for them, with one right in front of their school.
swcornell
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 2:43 p.m.
I live near the Nixon Rd. Roundabout and travel the Lee Rd. Brighton roundabout at least once a week. Roundabouts have their own list of problems, including accidents and are a mess in the winter. However for some intersections, such as Nixon Rd. they make traffic flow more smoothly and it's great during off hours when nobody needs to stop. Many issues have to do with right-of-way rules. When I first learned to drive the Right-of-way rules were actually in the "What every driver must know" handbook. Not any more. With all the temporary foreign drivers in Ann Arbor, nobody seems to know the rules any more!
djm12652
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 2:25 p.m.
Slowing down in a roundabout only reduces the severity of the injuries, hopefully...but doesn't always mean a reduction in accidents as well as drivers being more cautious. If people run red lights, they will continue to drive recklessly in any situation. But if you have a sweet suspension system such as a pininfarina...speed in a roundabout is fun!
A2taxpro
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : midnight
Fridays seem to be one of the worst days to be on the road these days...everyone in such a rush. Doesn't matter if it is early AM or mid-afternoon. Cars are going way to fast and most seem to disregard the speed limit. Not that many police on the roads any more....the city is saving $$ for another art pr oject vs keeping our children and citizens safe. A black BMW passed me this AM on Scio Church near Wash ISD talking on he phone. She passed even though I was driving the speed limit and get this.....it was a double yellow line...no passing zone. Didn't seem to phase her. She completely disregarded all rules of the road. Guess that all too common these days. I need to have paper handy to take down the license numbers these days but do not want to take my eyes off the road for even a second...
Ann English
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 11:09 p.m.
I recall a fatal accident taking place on that same stretch of Wagner Road in a previous year. The woman who died had tried to pass another vehicle as she went north, but there was an oncoming vehicle. I don't remember if that oncoming vehicle pulled off the road when she first got into the southbound lane, but I do remember her going left and right, from her own lane to the other until she lost control of her car as she approached Liberty and went off the road. She never decelerated to regain control of her car.
xmo
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 : 11:36 p.m.
Was weather the blame? 88 and sunny? We need to ban cars,SUV's and trucks so that this does happen anymore!
JustInTime
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 : 11:32 p.m.
Besides this crash and the fatal crash on 23 and the crashes near Geddes and near Bethel Church, there was just a terrible one on Jackson near Zeeb. What the heck! People need to relax on Friday's. It's statistically the most likely day for road rage incidents and crashes due to speeding. Be careful out there people. Saving a few minutes by accelerating through yellow lights and zooming into the other lane when someone in front of you turns on their blinker isn't worth a human life.
Ann English
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 11:02 p.m.
I wonder if you've ever noticed an accident on Eisenhower Parkway. Both it and Jackson Boulevard have left-turn islands so that traffic can keep moving despite left-turners, but there are intersections along Eisenhower where normal left turns can be made. Not so with Jackson Boulevard; I wonder if some people, annoyed with the left-turn method they must use on Jackson, take chances running through intersections they ordinarily wouldn't take. It does take longer to get where you want to go if you have to face an intersection TWICE, from both directions on Jackson: go through, use a left-turn island for a U-turn, and then turn right at that intersection. No simple left turn allowed.
Mike H.
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 : 9:55 p.m.
That's it -- I'm locking myself in my house until things calm down out there. Someone let me know when it's safe to go out again.
ranger007
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 12:54 a.m.
Your going to be there awhile
justcurious
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 : 9:36 p.m.
Accidents everywhere this afternoon. US 23 and Geddes, eastbound triple on US-23, Bethel Church Rd. What's going on...oh wait, this is normal.
Ann English
Sat, Jun 23, 2012 : 10:53 p.m.
I wonder if people get careless on Friday afternoons, thinking about the upcoming weekend and what they want to do during it. I remember thinking that way once during my early driving years and got a speeding ticket, but nothing else.