Woman injured in
crash with semi
GRAND BLANC TWP. — A Burton woman was seriously injured after the Chevrolet Cavalier she was driving struck a semi trailer at Dort Highway and Maple Avenue Monday.
Witnesses told police that the woman, Linda Kay Scott, ran a red light at Maple and hit the fuel tank on the passenger side of the semi, causing about 50 gallons of diesel fuel to spill in the road.
Scott, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was transported to Genesys Hospital to be treated for serious injuries. Alcohol and speed do not appear to be factors in the crash, police said. The driver of the semi was not injured.
Young’s Environmental was called to the scene to clean up the diesel spill.

3 injured in crash
GRAND BLANC TWP. — Three people were injured in a crash at Baldwin and Edgewater Sunday. A Holly man driving a 2000 Lincoln LS was turning left onto Baldwin Road and hit a 2005 Saturn Vue driven by a Holly woman.
The driver of the Lincoln was cited for failure to yield. He and a passenger in his vehicle were transported to Genesys. The driver of the Vue was also taken to Genesys.

Driver cited
GRAND BLANC TWP. — A man driving a 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier was cited for crossing the center line on Grand Blanc Road near Hospers last Friday.
The man said he was reaching for something in the passenger seat and when he looked up he could not avoid a 2001 Daewoo driven by a Grand Blanc woman. No injuries were reported in the crash.

Missed sign
GRAND BLANC TWP. — A Grand Blanc woman driving a 2003 GMC Envoy mistakenly thought a green arrow was a green light and started to proceed through an intersection on Hill Road Saturday. She could not stop in time and struck a 1971 Ford waiting at the red light.
No injuries were reported and no citations were issued.

Quick stop
GRAND BLANC TWP. — A 1997 Chevrolet Venture driven by a Linden woman was rear-ended Aug. 29 after it stopped to wait for a turning vehicle on Porter Road. The vehicle was hit by a 2006 GMC Envoy driven by a Fenton woman, who could not stop in time.
No injuries were reported and no citations were issued.

Signal outage
GRAND BLANC TWP. — A signal outage at Saginaw and Hill roads Aug. 29 caused confusion among drivers. A Clio woman driving a 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier began slowly proceeding through the intersection when her car was struck by a 1995 Oldsmobile four door driven by a Grand Blanc woman.
No injuries were reported and no citations were issued.

Hit and runs
GRAND BLANC TWP. — Township police had two separate hit and run crashes reported last week.
Last Friday, a 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier parked at a Saginaw Street convenience store was hit by an unknown vehicle, causing about $500 in damage to the front bumper.
Saturday, a 2006 GMC Denali parked on Health Park Boulevard was hit by a vehicle with black paint, causing about $1,000 in damage to the left rear panel of the vehicle.
Police have no suspects in either crash.

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