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After fatal crash, Sterling Heights taps Safe Streets Task Force to review 15 Mile and Shaner intersection
Summary
Council members and residents pressed for actions after a recent fatal rear-end crash at 15 Mile and Shaner; city staff said the Safe Streets/traffic-calming task force will examine the intersection and other high-accident locations and pursue engineering and enforcement options.
A recent fatal crash near 15 Mile Road and Shaner Road prompted council discussion and a direction to the city's traffic-calming task force to review high-accident intersections, including that site.
Councilmembers described a recent collision in which investigators estimated a vehicle was traveling at a very high rate of speed before rear-ending a stopped car at a red light; the crash resulted in at least one fatality. City Manager Mark Vanderpool told council the incident involved an estimated speed near 100 mph and that toxicology and investigation…
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