Sheriff’s Office identifies worker killed in Leroy Township crash

A road crew member working traffic detail was killed May 25 in a crash on Grand River Avenue, near M-52.
Published: May. 31, 2023 at 2:23 PM EDT
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LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The Ingham County Sheriff’s Office has identified the Hillsdale man killed while directing traffic as a construction flag worker in a construction zone on May 25.

James Edward Lockwood was identified as the 70-year-old contractor who was killed. The Ingham County Sheriff’s Office said emergency crews had to extricate him from beneath the vehicle. He was rushed to a hospital where he died.

The driver, a 23-year-old woman from Williamston, sustained minor injuries.

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