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Date: 
Thursday, March 12, 2015
On March 12, a Michigan State Police trooper and dispatch trainee were in a cruiser that was parked on the side of Interstate 75 near the Caniff Avenue exit for a separate traffic incident when the cruiser was struck by a pickup going approximately 70 mph. The trooper's face was cut and his arm injured in the accident, while the dispather sustained a back injury. The pickup driver was't injured in the crash but was cited for failure to yield to a stationary emergency vehicle and careless driving.
Date: 
Monday, November 17, 2014

The Griffith family was returning to Cape Coral on I-75 after a vacation in Tennessee when their car was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by 22-year-old Caitlin Grace. The impact caused Grace's vehicle to flip, and the Griffith vehicle to be pushed onto the shoulder of the road. 5-year-old Nathan Griffith was fatally injured. The driver Alexander Griffith and passenger Sheila Griffith suffered serious injuries, and 7-year-old Marissa Griffith suffered minor injuries. Caitlin Grace was also hospitalized in serious condition.