Winter Weather — Southern Schoolcraft, Michigan

2023-01-27 · Southern Schoolcraft, Michigan

Event narrative

Poor visibility due to snow and blowing snow and slippery roads likely contributed to a fatal multi-vehicle accident in Garden Township on the afternoon of the 27th. A semi-truck driving westbound lost control and struck a Toyota SUV head-on killing the husband and wife occupants of the Toyota, a 47-year-old male and a 46-year-old female, both from Escanaba. A Chevrolet SUV, driven by a 54-year-old man from Oshkosh, WI, then struck the end of the semi-trailer still on the road and the Oshkosh man was trapped inside the vehicle and sustained broken bones. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured.

Wider weather episode

Poor visibility due to snow and blowing snow and slippery roads likely contributed to a fatal multi-vehicle accident in Garden Township on the afternoon of the 27th. A semi-truck driving westbound lost control and struck a Toyota SUV head-on killing both occupants of the Toyota. A Chevrolet SUV then struck the end of the semi-trailer still on the road and driver of the Chevrolet was trapped inside the vehicle and sustained broken bones. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1076736. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.