A 53-year-old Brighton man on foot who stopped on Tuesday to help a 2014 Ford Econoline work van get back onto the road after it had slid off got pinned between that vehicle and a pickup truck that had also stopped to help. The Brighton pedestrian was transported to the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor in serious condition by Livingston County EMS.
According to a release from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched at about 4:53 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, to the scene of the accident on Conrad Road near Timberline Court (in the area south of Challis Road and north of Brighton Road) in Genoa Township.
The Ford Econoline work van had slid off the edge of the roadway in a curve on Conrad Road. The Brighton pedestrian stopped to help get the van back on the roadway. A 20-year-old Mason man stopped his 2017 GMC Sierra pickup truck next to the Ford van to see if he could also help in getting the van back on the road. As the pickup truck stopped, it also slid down the roadway, pinning the pedestrian between the two vehicles.
Deputies were assisted at the scene by personnel from the Brighton Area Fire Department and Livingston County EMS.
The road remained closed for approximately three hours for the investigation and clean up. The incident remains under investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Bureau.
