Metro Detroit Man Killed In Crash On I-94 In Southwest MI: Police

BERRIEN COUNTY, MI — A Livonia man was killed in a crash along Interstate 94 in southwest Michigan on Monday, according to the Berrien County Sheriff's Office.

The crash happened at 4:30 p.m. on Interstate 94 near the Indiana state line in Berrien County, according to sheriff's officials.

Officials said 45-year-old Jeffrey Oneal from Livonia was driving a semi-truck east on the freeway when he crossed over the cable barriers and smashed into a semi-truck that was moving west.

The impact of the crash was so great that Oneal and the driver's seat were ejected from the semi-truck, according to sheriff's officials.

Officials performed life-saving measures, but they were unsuccessful and Oneal died at the scene, according to sheriff's officials.

The driver of the semi-truck heading west was not injured in the crash, according to sheriff's officials.

A driver who witnessed the crash told officials she noticed Oneal was experiencing some type of distress and having trouble keeping the semi-truck in his lane while trying to pass the truck on the freeway, according to sheriff's officials.

She then told officials as she slowed down to get behind the truck, it abruptly turned left and crossed all three lanes of traffic and the median through the cable barriers, according to sheriff's officials.

Officials said the truck narrowly missed a car before smashing into the semi-truck in the westbound lanes.

Officials were still investigating the crash and waiting for an autopsy report to determine if any medical issues played a role in the crash.