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Fatal Traffic Accident On Detroit’s West Side

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DETROIT October 24, 2016: Detroit Police responded to a fatal traffic accident in the intersection of Grand River & Oakman Blvd in NW Detroit this morning at about 11:00am. Additional units were dispatched due to traffic concerns and streets were blocked off during the investigation. At this time it appears as if there was 1 fatality. Images from the scene show a white 4 door sub compact with the drivers side obscured by a white sheet. Reports indicate that 1 vehicle was seen driving at a high rate of speed when it struck the 2nd vehicle. The driver of the second vehicle was conveyed to the hospital with critical injuries. The extricated victim was conveyed by Detroit EMS Medic 1.

Detroit Fire’s Squad 5, Squad 2 and Battalion Chief 8 assisted in the extrication of the fatality.

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3 Detroit Firefighters Injured in Early Morning Blaze

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DETROIT October 24, 2016: 3 Detroit Firefighters were injured this morning fighting a fire at an abandoned multi family dwelling on Detroit’s north end. Detroit Fire dispatched the 5th Battalion around 8:30am to 526 Harmon on reports of a dwelling fire. Battalion Chief 5 was first on scene and reported the first engine would be stretching.

DFD companies experienced pressure issues while battling the flames in both the basement and on the second floor of the building.

Those issues were quickly mitigated and the fight continued. Fire was reported in the walls of the structure while working their way up to the attic. At 9:15am, Battalion Chief 5 reported 2 firefighters were injured and Detroit Medics 2 & 1 conveyed those 2 firefighters to Detroit Receiving Hospital on St Antoine St. 1 firefighter experienced a back injury while the other had burns to the face. It’s unknown how they received the injuries nor the extent of the injuries suffered. A 3rd Detroit firefighter experienced a back injury later during the firefight and was also conveyed to DRH by Detroit Medic 10.

Battalion Chief 5 then requested 2 additional companies and an additional Detroit Medic unit to the incident scene. Detroit Fire’s Senior Chief 203 also responded to scene although he didn’t assume command. Battalion Chief 5 remained the incident commander.

At 10:35am, Battalion Chief 5 terminated incident command on the box alarm and handed the IC to companies on the scene. Chief 5 then advised central dispatch that he was en route to Detroit Receiving Hospital to check on his injured firefighters.

DFD Ladder 7 reported a disposition of 021 (Suspicious Origin) and advised central dispatch that DPD Arson Car would remain on scene.

I’ll update when updates are available.

Impatient Armed Robber Shoots & Kills Victim

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DETROIT October 22, 2016: An impatient armed robber shot and killed a 26 year old man sitting outside a residence on Detroit’s east side early Saturday morning. Police say that a man armed with a shotgun approached a 26 year old man sitting in his vehicle at 5:30am, demanding his belongings. Taking too long to respond to the perps demands, the suspect fired 1 round striking the victim. The suspect then ran from the scene in an unknown direction.

Witnesses described the gunman as a B/M wearing a high school type letterman’s jacket with leather sleeves. A witness to the incident conveyed the victim to the Detroit Receiving Hospital on St Antoine Street where the victim later died of his wounds. The incident took place in the 20200 block of Wexford on Detroit’s east side.

Bodies of duck hunting father, son found after search

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uscg-sarSt Clair County: A father-and-son duck-hunting duo from Jackson County was found dead in Canadian waters near Metro Detroit on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Timothy Hughes, 59, and Daniel Hughes, 24, came out to Lake St. Clair Metropark early Saturday morning. They were due back home later that day, but never returned.

At about 2 a.m. Sunday, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office sent word to its counterparts in Macomb County. Macomb activated its marine team, and the U.S. and Canadian coast guards assisted in the search-and-rescue mission. Some 13 hours later, the men’s bodies were recovered in Canadian waters, about four miles from Seaway Island. Their boat was in the area as well.

Hours earlier, police had found a pick-up truck and boat trailer belonging to the two men at the Lake St. Clair Metropark Boat Launch.

The men’s families have been notified, police say.

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Tour bus crash in California kills at least 13, closes I-10

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tbcrash-3Palm Springs, California: Thirteen people were killed when a tour bus slammed into the back of a big rig on Interstate 10 near Palm Springs on Sunday morning while the bus was carrying a group of passengers to Los Angeles after a trip to a casino near the Salton Sea.

Thirty-one people were injured in the the predawn crash, which shut down the westbound side of the freeway for much of the day.

Passengers were believed to be sleeping when the bus collided with the tractor-trailer truck shortly after 5 a.m., California Highway Patrol Chief Jim Abele said at a news conference.

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“It was a substantial impact,” Abele said, explaining that the bus plowed 15 feet into the back of the truck.

A total of 44 passengers were aboard the bus. The bus driver was among those killed, Abele said. He described the survivors’ injuries as minor to moderate.

He said it was unclear why the bus was traveling at a much faster speed than the truck. It’s also unclear whether drugs or alcohol were involved, or whether fatigue was a factor, Abele said.

“Right now we’re looking at everything,” Abele told reporters.

He did not give the nationalities of the victims but said authorities were in contact with consular officials of Mexico, Japan and Australia. He said the driver of the truck survived and had minor injuries.

Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board were on their way to participate in the investigation.

The freeway was littered with mangled wreckage and the front of the bus was enveloped by the big rig’s trailer.

Dozens of firefighters swarmed the scene, struggling to reach victims. They used chainsaws to break open the vehicle and make their way into its front, even though it was clear there was barely any room to fit inside.

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