{"id":223886,"date":"2026-03-17T16:21:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/223886\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:21:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:21:19","slug":"oakland-county-man-dies-in-chain-reaction-crash-on-i-96","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/223886\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland County man dies in chain reaction crash on I-96"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>32-year-old Farmington man killed in crash<\/p>\n<p>Police lights and sirens (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">DETROIT \u2013 A man has died after sideswiping his car with a plow truck and being struck by another car late Monday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The crash happened on March 16, just before midnight, on eastbound I-96 near Southfield Freeway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">A Wayne County plow truck was salting in the left lane when a 32-year-old Farmington man, driving a Toyota passenger car, sideswiped the plow truck, causing his car to bounce off the truck and stop in the center lane of eastbound I-96. Police said the car\u2019s lights were not on after the crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">As Michigan State Police troopers were heading to the crash, a person driving a Jeep Commander was traveling eastbound and struck the Toyota. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The 32-year-old Farmington man died at the scene. The driver of the Jeep and the driver of the plow truck were not hurt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The freeway was closed for police to investigate the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorSamantha Sayles headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickondetroit.com\/team\/ssayles\/\" title=\"View Samantha Sayles&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samantha Sayles<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Samantha Sayles is an Oakland University alumna who\u2019s been writing Michigan news since 2022. 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