Road worker dies after struck by excavator in Livingston County, Michigan
According to Michigan State Police, troopers were called at about 3:15 p.m. on June 30 to the area of Grand River near Interstate 96 in Brighton Township.
A preliminary investigation revealed that the worker, a 23-year-old from St. Clair Shores, was working in a hole in the road when he was struck by the excavator bucket. MSP says it does not appear the worker who was operating the excavator was aware that the other worker was in the hole. First responders administered aid to the worker, and he was transported to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.
MSP says the incident appears to be a work accident, but an investigation is ongoing.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
CBS News
12 minutes ago
- CBS News
Pedestrian killed, driver hospitalized in collision in Sacramento's North Natomas
An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was hit and killed by a driver in the North Natomas area of Sacramento this afternoon, police say. The Sacramento Police Department said the collision happened just after 3:15 p.m. at Del Paso and El Centro roads. First responders declared the pedestrian dead at the scene but the individual has not yet been identified. The driver of the vehicle was taken to an area hospital, police said. The extent of the driver's injuries was not known. Eastbound Del Paso Road is closed up to El Centro Road.
CBS News
42 minutes ago
- CBS News
Suspect accused of killing Warren mom Ashley Elkins in court for preliminary exam
The man accused of killing Warren mother Ashley Elkins, who has been missing since January, was back in court Wednesday for Day 1 of the preliminary exam. DeAndre Booker stood before a judge, who at one point told Booker he could sit down. However, Booker remained silent and continued standing while glaring at each witness in the stand with a chilling smirk on his face. Elkins, 30, was reported missing in January. Booker, who investigators said was Elkins's ex-boyfriend, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder, tampering with evidence, disinterment or mutilation of a dead body and concealing the death of an individual. He is also charged with lying to police in a related case. Elkins's body was never found. During Wednesday's hearing, multiple witnesses took the stand to testify, including Elkins's mother, Monica Elkins, a Warren police officer, a third witness the media has been asked not to show or identify out of a concern for safety, and another officer. While on the stand, Monica Elkins says she last heard from her daughter on Jan. 1. She claims she became worried when Elkins didn't respond to her numerous text messages or calls, which was unlike her. Monica Elkins says she went to Booker's apartment to see if her daughter was there. When asked why, Monica says her daughter was having financial problems, and Booker was one to help out. "When did this concern start? In the afternoon or evening?" asked the defense attorney. "It really started when she texted me 'Amen' and I called her, and she wouldn't answer the phone. That's when I got concerned," Monica Elkins said. "Why did you go to the defendant's apartment? How did you choose that location?" asked the prosecutor. "Because my daughter said Ashley's phone location was there at the time," Monica Elkins said. It was also pointed out in court that after Ashley Elkins was reported missing, the third witness said that at one point while on the phone with Booker, a former lover, she had seen police outside his apartment. He allegedly asked her if police were looking through the trash. Booker is due back in court on Aug. 8.
CBS News
3 hours ago
- CBS News
No working smoke detectors found in Michigan mobile home after deadly fire, authorities say
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office said the cause of Monday morning's fire that killed a woman is still under investigation. "We did find that there were no working smoke detectors in the house," said Brandon Township Fire Chief Dave Kwapis. Neighbors told CBS News Detroit on Monday that it took over half an hour for first responders to reach the scene. A review of the response time showed that a 911 call came in at 7:14 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, and the sheriff's office dispatched fire personnel at 7:15 a.m. Multiple units were on their way at 7:17 a.m. and 7:18 a.m. Brandon Township Fire Chief David Kwapis said it took a total of six minutes from the 911 call to arrival on the scene, but when the fire department arrived, the home was fully engulfed. "When you're waiting, especially in the circumstances that occurred that day, it seems like an eternity. It seems like it is hours. Quite literally," Kwapis said. He noted that the fire was burning so hot that there wasn't much the department could do to rescue the woman inside. "When you're at a fully involved fire, you have temps that are somewhere between 1500 and 2000 degrees [that] is unsustainable for life, unfortunately," Kwapis said. Kwapis said temperatures that hot caused the siding on neighboring homes to melt. He said that to avoid similar fires, smoke detectors can make all the difference. "Everyone should have a working smoke detector in their house," he said. "If you do not have a working smoke detector in your house, please, please, please, I cannot implore you enough to contact your local fire department. There are programs out there where we can provide a smoke detector and put them in your home." Kwapis said that in an emergency, every minute can feel much longer, even when responders are working as fast as they can to get to where they need to be.
