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Grant Childs, 38, dies, six injured, truck driver arrested after wreck on I-75 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

Modified Date: 
Thu, 10/01/2015 - 10:16am
Accident Date: 
Friday, August 7, 2015

Man dies, trucker jailed after multi-vehicle crash on I-75

Michigan State Police say 38-year-old Grant Childs of Fort Myers, Florida, died after a tractor-trailer struck his vehicle Friday afternoon on north I-75 in Sault Ste. Marie. Police say the trucker, who is awaiting arraignment on a reckless driving charge, also hit three other vehicles.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death

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Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.

Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
Right of Way/Failure to Yield
People Involved: 
Grant Childs
Roadway: 
I-75
City: 
Sault Ste. Marie, MI
County: 
Chippewa County, MI
Area: 
Traverse City-Cadillac, MI

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