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Semi hauling stolen excavator crashes into overpass on I-94

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WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – A semi hauling a stolen excavator crashed into an overpass on I-94 and left the scene Sunday morning.

Michigan State Police responded to westbound I-94 at the Frontenac Avenue overpass just before 10 a.m. on Oct. 20 after receiving reports that a semi hit the overpass.

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When troopers arrived at the scene, they found an excavator on its side leaking fuel and hydraulic fluid on the roadway but didn’t see a semi.

Troopers searched around the area for the semi but were unsuccessful.

They believe someone stole the excavator from a worksite on Seneca Street in Detroit. The excavator on the truck’s flatbed then hit the overpass and rolled onto the roadway. Police said the semi continued to drive away from the scene.


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Samantha Sayles is an Oakland University alumna who’s been writing Michigan news since 2022. Before joining the ClickOnDetroit team, she wrote stories for WILX in Lansing and WEYI in Flint.

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