Vehicles wrecked in crash
HARVEY — No injuries were reported but three vehicles suffered “disabling damage” and one driver was cited after a four-vehicle traffic crash took place around 11 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Corning Street in Chocolay Township, according to a news release from Chocolay Township.
A minivan driven by a 68-year-old Novi woman attempted to make a left turn from southbound U.S. 41 onto Corning Street in front of a northbound semi-truck owned by Jeff Foster Trucking of Superior, Wisconsin, and driven by a 72-year-old Minnesota man, as well as a Jeep Cherokee driven by a 17-year-old from Marquette, the release stated.
The Jeep struck the rear quarter panel of the van and then the Jeep struck the driver’s side of the semi, according to the release.
“The 17-year-old driver, thinking the van was leaving the scene, exited his vehicle and ran in the direction of the van,” the release states. “The semi-truck then moved from the highway into Shaw’s Service Station lot. The van did not flee the scene, but stopped on Corning Street. When the semi-truck moved, the Jeep was turned back into a northernly direction.”
The 17-year-old driver stated that he could not put the vehicle into park when he exited. Due to this, the Jeep was still running, “and proceeded, driverless, northbound and across the highway,” according to the release.
The Jeep then ran into a southbound pickup truck driven by an 83-year-old Marquette man.
The Jeep then “continued making a large arc, off the highway to the west, across the bike path, finally stopped by trees in the trees to the west of the highway,” the release states.
There were no injuries but three of the vehicles suffered “disabling damage.”
The driver of the minivan was cited for failing to yield.

