Intoxicated semitruck driver wipes out gas station and kills customer

[Kaleva]

https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2022/10/14/fire-crews-battling-holiday-gas-station-fire-lanse/

For those on Facebook, if you do a search for L'Anse Holiday gas station, you'll see many videos and pictures of this.

[MiHale]

1. Anywhere close?

Saw this story at the Free Press this morn.

[Kaleva]

2. Not too far from where I live

And I drive by that place everytime my wife and I travel to Marquette and back.

Years ago when I smoked, I had run out of cigarettes on X-Mas Eve and I drove first to Baraga but everything was closed so I continued on to L'Anse and only the Holiday was open. It was packed and there were cars parked on the highway where I had to park. Most people were stocking up on booze.

[MiHale]

3. Always a little thought provoking...

when things are close and familiar.

[WestMichRad]

4. I've bought gas there.

Stopped there several times over the years on my way to and from the Keweenaw. Sorry to hear there were casualties.

[Kaleva]

5. Truck driver arraigned. Facing up to 15 years in prison

https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2022/10/17/semi-driver-arraigned-after-deadly-lanse-gas-station-owi-crash/