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Published: Wednesday, August 08, 2012, 12:20 PM
By Erica Perdue [email protected]
LEXINGTON TOWNSHIP — Three tractor-involved incidents in mid-Michigan this week have left three people dead and one injured.
The most recent incident was Tuesday morning in Lexington Township. A 45-year-old Sandusky woman was injured after she struck a tractor that was traveling on the shoulder of M-25.
The driver was traveling southbound on M-25 at 9:21 a.m. She crossed over onto the shoulder and struck a Kioti Tractor that was also traveling southbound, police said.
The Sandusky woman was transported to McKenzie Hospital for treatment of minor injuries, according to authorities.
The tractor driver, a 46-year-old Deckerville man, was not injured.
Two other incidents had fatal outcomes in Bay and Saginaw counties.
Two Bay County residents were killed Monday night when the motorcycle they were riding crashed into a farm tractor.
Courtesy photoGary DeSander
Kevin Hatfield, 26, of Bentley, and Shilo Runberg, 20, of Bay City, attempted to pass a tractor on M-61 as it was turning left, authorities said.
They crashed into the rear wheel of the tractor, causing fatal injuries to both.
The tractor driver was not injured.
On Saturday, a 65-year-old Swan Creek Township man died after being pinned underneath a tractor.
Gary DeSander was found without a pulse underneath a tractor near the edge of a pond. He was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy confirmed he died of compression asphyxia due to the compression of his chest, according to the Saginaw County Sheriff's Department.
DeSandere was helping a friend when his tractor flipped, according to his obituary.
The Monday night and Tuesday morning incidents remain under investigation.
By Erica Perdue [email protected]
LEXINGTON TOWNSHIP — Three tractor-involved incidents in mid-Michigan this week have left three people dead and one injured.
The most recent incident was Tuesday morning in Lexington Township. A 45-year-old Sandusky woman was injured after she struck a tractor that was traveling on the shoulder of M-25.
The driver was traveling southbound on M-25 at 9:21 a.m. She crossed over onto the shoulder and struck a Kioti Tractor that was also traveling southbound, police said.
The Sandusky woman was transported to McKenzie Hospital for treatment of minor injuries, according to authorities.
The tractor driver, a 46-year-old Deckerville man, was not injured.
Two other incidents had fatal outcomes in Bay and Saginaw counties.
Two Bay County residents were killed Monday night when the motorcycle they were riding crashed into a farm tractor.
Courtesy photoGary DeSander
Kevin Hatfield, 26, of Bentley, and Shilo Runberg, 20, of Bay City, attempted to pass a tractor on M-61 as it was turning left, authorities said.
They crashed into the rear wheel of the tractor, causing fatal injuries to both.
The tractor driver was not injured.
On Saturday, a 65-year-old Swan Creek Township man died after being pinned underneath a tractor.
Gary DeSander was found without a pulse underneath a tractor near the edge of a pond. He was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy confirmed he died of compression asphyxia due to the compression of his chest, according to the Saginaw County Sheriff's Department.
DeSandere was helping a friend when his tractor flipped, according to his obituary.
The Monday night and Tuesday morning incidents remain under investigation.
