- A FedEx semi-truck crashed into a concrete median wall on eastbound I-696 near Dequindre Road, causing debris to fly across the westbound lanes, with no major injuries reported.
Early Sunday morning traffic on eastbound I-696 near Dequindre Road got a rude wake-up call when a FedEx semi-truck plowed into the concrete median wall, sending chunks of debris flying across the westbound lanes. Dashcam footage of the crash quickly made its way onto Metro Detroit News’ Facebook page, and it did what dashcam footage always does: sparked a full comment-section investigation into what actually happened.
The good news first, because it matters most: no major injuries were reported. Given how violently that trailer appears to have made contact with the wall, that’s the kind of outcome you hope for every time. Roads were wet from overnight rain, which is the detail everyone latched onto immediately, and for good reason. Wet pavement plus a fully loaded semi is never a great combination.
What’s interesting here isn’t just the crash itself, it’s how split the audience got trying to diagnose it from a few seconds of video. That’s the beauty and the curse of dashcam clips. Everyone becomes an accident reconstructionist in the comments, armed with nothing but a shaky video and strong opinions…