A 41-year-old man was seriously injured this morning in Warren when he was catapulted into a crane by a SMART bus.
Jason Carey, of Marysville, suffered brain injuries as a result of the accident, which happened on a road construction site on Ryan Road, just north of Chicago Road, said Warren Police Deputy Commissioner Louis Galasso.
“It’s a very bizarre and tragic accident,” said Galasso.
Carey was carrying a 36-foot pole between his arm and torso and walking parallel to Ryan Road, but about 15 feet away from traffic, said Galasso. Something caused him to turn, putting part of the pole into oncoming traffic. The bus, carrying four passengers who were not harmed, clipped the pole, throwing Carey in the air. Because of traffic, it does not appear the bus was traveling very fast.
He crashed into a crane about 10 feet away, said Galasso. Emergency crews took him to Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak where he is in critical condition. He was wearing a helmet, said Galasso, but it wasn’t enough to shield him from injuries sustained in this way.
“Those helmets are really not designed to protect anyone from that sort of impact,” he said.
Carey was an employee of Diponio Contracting of Shelby Township. A request for comment has been made.
By Megha Satyanarayana
Detroit Free Press Staff Writer
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