WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. – A car ran through a stop sign in Washtenaw County on Wednesday morning and collided with a truck pulling a trailer, causing both vehicles to overturn, police said.
At about 10 a.m. on Oct. 15, Michigan State Police troopers responded to 7 Mile and Dixboro roads in Salem Township after receiving a report about a crash that involved a 2022 Ford Bronco Sport and a truck hauling a trailer with an excavator.
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Police learned that the driver of the Bronco, identified as a 30-year-old South Lyon woman, was heading southbound on Dixboro Road when she disregarded a stop sign.
She then collided with a truck pulling a trailer that was being driven by a 44-year-old Howell man, causing both vehicles to overturn.
The South Lyon woman and her two passengers, a 2-year-old boy and a 1-year-old boy, were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
The Howell man was not injured.
“Alcohol and drugs do not appear to be factors in the crash; however, distracted driving is believed to have contributed,” state police said.
The investigation is ongoing.