A home along Riverbend Drive in St. Joseph Township was severely damaged Monday night after a semi-tractor trailer crashed into the residence. A St. Joseph Township police officer shot and killed the 42-year-old truck driver after a foot chase following the crash.
A home along Riverbend Drive in St. Joseph Township was severely damaged Monday night after a semi-tractor trailer crashed into the residence. A St. Joseph Township police officer shot and killed the 42-year-old truck driver after a foot chase following the crash.
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A semi-truck, shown above, crashed through a house Monday evening in a St. Joseph Township neighborhood.
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A home along Riverbend Drive in St. Joseph Township was severely damaged Monday night after a semi-tractor trailer crashed into the residence.
ST. JOSEPH TOWNSHIP — A St. Joseph Township police officer Monday evening, April 8, shot and killed a 42-year-old Tennessee man who drove a semi-tractor trailer through a residential area in the township neighborhood of Fairplain, crashing into a patrol car and a house.
Michigan State Police, which is investigating the incident, said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the shooting happened after the truck driver fled on foot and was contacted by the officer.
