A two-car accident closed the Grosse Ile free bridge and injured both drivers Tuesday after one of the cars came to a rest on a railing.
One of the drivers involved in a two-car accident on the Grosse Ile free bridge was in critical condition Thursday, according to Sgt. Bradley Petraska of the Trenton Police Department. A 47-year-old Trenton man was sedated to unconsciousness at Oakwood Southshore Medical Center following accident, which caused his vehicle to come to a rest on a bridge railing at about 11:50 a.m. Tuesday. The man suffered several injuries during the crash including a head injury, which is making it difficult for officers to conclude an accident investigation. Petraska said a preexisting medical condition might have been the cause of the accident, but cannot be confirmed due to the injury sustained during impact. Police believe the man was not wearing a seat…
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Trenton police blocked all bridge traffic after a car crash in which a car came to rest on a railing on the Grosse Ile free bridge Tuesday morning.
Trenton police reopened the Grosse Ile free bridge at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday after removing a vehicle that came to rest on a railing following a car crash on the bridge. Deputy Chief Steve Voss of the Trenton Police Department said though the scene is clear and the bridge is no longer blocked, an investigation into the cause of the crash continues. Voss said preliminary reports indicate that one of the drivers might have had some type of medical issue while crossing the bridge, which caused one of the two vehicles involved to cross the center line and strike the other car. The two drivers involved in the crash, a 68-year-old Grosse Ile woman and a 47-year-old Trenton man, are currently being treated at Oakwood Southshore Medical Center. …
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gregg phillips
2:27 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
bad weather is coming, drive safely, slow down and wear your seat belts more ›