A 27-year-old Clawson man apparently lost control of his car while driving about 70 m.p.h. in the curve, which has a suggested speed limit of 50 m.p.h. He swerved into the tanker truck, driven by a 45-year-old Armada man. The cab and the trailer separated as the tanker, carrying 9,600 gallons of gasoline and 4,600 gallons of diesel fuel crashed, Kemp said.
But the 38-year-old Monroe man driving the Meijer semi tractor-trailer saw what was happening, moved over to give the tanker room and was able to avoid an even more devastating crash, said Kemp, who declined to release names of the drivers or the tanker company.
"The guy in the Meijer’s vehicle observed what was going on, so he was making some arrangement to reposition his vehicle, so the tanker could reposition his vehicle to avoid things," Kemp said. "That’s why it’s important to be very observant of your surroundings. If a person’s not paying attention to things, they do not know how to react."
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