Madision Heights ,MI : 21 - Years man was killed after His pick-up truck fell from an I-75 entrance ramp to the roadway below on Friday early Morning , , December 26th 2014

Cody Petzold, 21, of Holly was killed in a crash during the early morning hours of Friday, Dec. 26 in Oakland County. At approximately 2:40 a.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police-Metro Post responded to eastbound 12 Mile Road near I-75 for a single car crash in Madison Heights.

According to the state police, it appears that the driver of a 2005 GMC Sierra pick-up truck, identified as Petzold, drove around Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) construction barrels barricading the entrance ramp from westbound 12 Mile Road to southbound I-75. After driving around the barrels, the pickup truck drove off the bridge where there was a section of roadway missing. The truck flipped over and landed on its room on the roadway below.

The entrance ramp to I-75 has been closed since October due to construction, while part of the overpass is being rebuilt due to an accident that occurred in October. According to MDOT, the construction area is properly marked.

The impact killed Petzold. A male passenger in the vehicle was transported from the scene to a local hospital. His condition is unknown at this time. The crash remains under investigation and it is unknown if alcohol was a factor in the crash.



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Early morning crash claims Holly man’s life