Tyler Zellar Killed in Truck Accident on I-69 in Attica Township on October 27, 2026

Tyler Zellar, a 34-year-old truck driver from Flint, died in a rollover crash on eastbound I-69 in Attica Township, Michigan, on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The crash happened at 9:46 a.m. east of Lake Pleasant Road in Lapeer County.

The Lapeer County Sheriff's Office said Zellar was traveling in the right lane when the truck crossed the left lane and overturned in the grassy median. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The truck was hauling large boulders. The rollover sent boulders out of the truck, leaving debris on both the eastbound and westbound sides of the interstate. Fuel was also leaking from the truck after it overturned.

Both directions of I-69 were closed while crews worked to clear the boulders from the roadway and clean up the crash area. No reopening time was provided in the available information. No motorist reported injuries or damage related to the boulders scattered on the road.

Investigators said impairment was not a contributing factor. The available information did not explain why the truck crossed the left lane. The crash remained under investigation.

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