KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — Thursday, Dec. 12 had already been a long morning for Lieutenant Mike Meulman and the crew from Comstock Fire and Rescue. That day they were busy responding to accidents along I-94 in Kalamazoo County.
“It was extremely icy. You could feel it under your feet walking,” said Meulman.
Their fire engine was pulled over on the side of the road as their crew was clearing the scene of a vehicle rollover. That’s when Meulman said they heard the first crash as a box truck slid down I-94, slamming into two Comstock fire engines, and a Kalamazoo County Deputy’s cruiser…