Category: Critical Accident

Chesterfield Township Police Officers and Fire Department Rescue were dispatched to the 23 Mile Rd overpass of I-94 on Feb 8, 2023 at 7:04 PM. The dispatched run was for a serious injury traffic crash involving a rolled over vehicle. A 38 year old Chesterfield resident was travelling on 23 mile Rd with her young son when a 65 year old New Baltimore resident travelling by himself collided into her overturning his vehicle. The New Baltimore man was transported to an area hospital by MedStar Ambulance. He is currently in a stable condition with serious injuries. Fortunately the mother and her son were not injured. 23 Mile Rd and the EB I-94 off ramp to 23 mile Rd were closed for 2 ½ hours for crash investigation. The Macomb County Road Commission assisted the Chesterfield Township Police Officers with closing the roadways. The Chesterfield Township Detectives and Accident Investigators are currently reviewing this traffic crash. Drugs or alcohol are not suspected in this crash.

This afternoon at 12:06 PM, Chesterfield Township Police and Fire Departments, along with MedStar Ambulance, were dispatched to the Kroger Distribution Center parking lot located on 23 Mile Rd west of Gratiot Ave. The first responders located a 22-year-old Davison MI resident with serious chest injuries, as well as a 25-year-old Clay Township resident with a serious leg injury.

They had been working under a semi-truck box trailer, when supports gave-way, crashing down on them. A third worker, a 42 year old Lapeer MI resident, was uninjured and able to provide aid and move the injured to safety. The injured were transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. They are currently in a stable medical condition and remain in the hospital.

The Chesterfield Township Police Detective Bureau was called to the scene. The incident is currently still under investigation but no criminal activity is apparent.

Chesterfield Township Police and Fire Departments were dispatched this morning at 6:28 AM to an injury traffic crash on Gratiot Ave, north of Carriage Way Dr. The first responders found a damaged Chevrolet passenger car and a heavily damaged Harley Davidson motorcycle. The crash was blocking the southbound Gratiot Ave lanes.

The Chevrolet was driven by a 35 year old Mount Clemens resident, and the Harley Davidson was driven by a 49 year old Chesterfield resident. The initial crash investigation shows the driver of the Chevrolet turned left in front of the motorcyclist, resulting in the crash. The Mount Clemens resident suffered minor facial injuries, and the Chesterfield resident is currently in critical condition at a local hospital.

The Chesterfield Township Detective Bureau and Chesterfield Crash Investigators are currently investigating the crash. Northbound and southbound Gratiot Ave lanes were closed to traffic for 2 ½ hours for crash investigation, but have since reopened.

On Tuesday (08/14/2018) afternoon, at approximately 4:15pm, Chesterfield Township Police and Fire Units responded to 21 Mile Road just west of I-94, where 911 callers were reporting a serious accident involving a motorcycle and a pick-up truck. Although the investigation is ongoing, it appears at this time that a 61 year old Chesterfield Township man was driving his 2001 Harley-Davidson motorcycle west bound on 21 Mile Road (just west of I-94), when a 58 year old man from Redford Mi., driving his 2015 GMC pick-up east bound on 21 Mile Road, made a left hand turn in front of the motorcycle, causing the collision. The Chesterfield man was thrown from his motorcycle and sustained life threatening injuries. He was conveyed by MedStar ambulance to McLaren Macomb Hospital, where he is listed in critical condition.

The Redford man remained at the scene and told Officers that he simply did not see the motorcycle as he attempted to turn into the Speedway gas station from 21 Mile Road. There was a helmet located in the roadway after the accident, but it is unknown if it was being worn at the time of the crash. At this time it is unknown if alcohol or drugs were contributing factors in the crash.

On Sunday morning (10/29/2017), at approximately 5:45am, Chesterfield Township Police and Fire units, along with (2) Medstar units, responded to Gratiot and Hickey Road, the scene of a head-on critical injury accident. Both drivers were extricated from their vehicles and conveyed to McLaren Macomb. Although the investigation is ongoing, it appears at this time that the driver of the white Ford F-150 (Driver #1) was southbound on Gratiot, south of 25 Mile Road, and crossed over into the northbound lanes, colliding head-on with the black Dodge Ram pick-up (Driver #2). Officers at the scene located suspected marijuana and prescription medication inside the cab of the demolished Ford pick-up (Driver #1). It is unknown at this time if these controlled substances were a contributing factor in the crash.

Driver #1: A 22 year old male from Chesterfield Twp. Mi., driving a white 2003 Ford F-150 Pick-up.
Driver #2: A 60 year old male from Chesterfield Twp. Mi., driving a black Dodge Ram Super Duty Pick-up.

Both men are currently at McLaren Macomb Hospital and listed in critical but stable condition.

Anyone who may have witnessed the accident or has additional information is urged to contact Detective Chris Delor at 586-949-3375.

On Thursday (7/27/17) at 6:40 pm, a husband (59 years old) and wife (56 years old) from Clinton Township were critically injured when the motorcycle (2008 Honda) they were riding together was struck broadside at Gratiot and Telstar by a 58 year old Chesterfield man driving a 1999 Toyota sedan. During the preliminary stages of the accident investigation it was determined that the couple was riding their motorcycle northbound on Gratiot when the 58 year Chesterfield man pulled out on to Gratiot from Telstar (westbound) and struck the couple broadside. The Chesterfield man stopped immediately (uninjured) at the scene of the crash, along with several other citizens that witnessed the accident, and began rendering aide to the injured couple.

The husband and wife were conveyed to McLaren Macomb where they were listed in critical, but stable condition overnight. They were not wearing helmets at the time of the crash. The Chesterfield man that struck them was uninjured and later released from the scene. He told Officers that he simply did not see the motorcycle as he pulled out onto Gratiot (with the intensions of continuing on, south bound on Gratiot).

The investigation is ongoing, but at this stage alcohol, drugs, and speed do not appear to be contributing factors.

On Tuesday (08/02/16) at approximately 8:30am, multiple Chesterfield Township Police and Fire units, assisted by MSP, MCSD, and Medstar units, responded to the scene of a rollover injury accident on west bound I-94, just east of the 21 Mile Road overpass. The ongoing investigation has led Officers to believe that a 57 year old Detroit man, driving a semi tractor-trailer, lost control and rolled onto his side as he entered west bound I-94 (from the west bound 21 Mile Road entrance ramp). The semi slid across all (3) west bound lanes of I-94 and struck a 46 year old man from Casco Mi. that was driving his 2014 Ford passenger van west bound in the “fast lane”. The colliding vehicles came to rest pinned in between the median guard rails (just east of the 21 Mile Road overpass). Both drivers were assisted from their vehicles and ultimately conveyed to McLaren Macomb Hospital. Remarkably, neither driver sustained life threatening injuries.

There exists the possibility that speed and/or alcohol were contributing factors in this crash. Results of a blood draw conducted at the hospital, and the conclusion of the accident investigators, will likely be presented to the Macomb County Prosecutor at a later date for review.

On Tuesday July 19th, at approximately 9:45pm, Chesterfield Township Officers responded to a head-on injury accident on County Line south of 26 Mile Road. The on scene investigation led Officers to believe that a 19 year old Macomb Township woman driving north on County Line(in a 2001 GMC Jimmy) , crossed into the south bound lane and collided head-on with a 2008 Chrysler 300, driven by a 25 year old Chesterfield woman that had her 1 year old in the rear seat. Both vehicles were severely damaged and both women were seriously injured and hospitalized. The 1 year old sustained no apparent serious injuries and was taken home by family members that same night from the hospital.

The 25 year old Chesterfield Township woman remains hospitalized at this time and Chesterfield Township accident investigators are actively reconstructing the crash scene. Anyone who may have witnessed this accident or has additional information is urged to call Detective Chris Delor at 586-949-3375.