A 23-year-old UAW member on strike in Jackson was killed when a driver lost control of his truck and hit people picketing, a union leader said.

Seth Webb, 23, died when a Ford F-250 crashed into the picket line at Eaton Aerospace at about 11:20 p.m. Sept. 28, at the corner of E. Michigan and S. East avenues, Jackson Director of Police and Fire Services Elmer Hitt said.

According to the Jackson Police Department (JPD), a 2006 Ford pickup driving eastbound on Michigan Avenue lost control and left the roadway on the south side west of East Avenue. Police said that after the truck left the roadway, it hit picketers from the UAW. Witnesses said the truck looked to be drag-racing another vehicle before the incident.

A striking worker was killed when a man accused of racing his truck while drunk lost control and crashed into a picket line, Michigan officials said. One “young man” is dead, and three people are in critical condition after a driver racing another truck “lost control and crashed” into the area where Eaton Aerospace members were protesting on the night of Sept.

This happened last night on the corner of E. Michigan Ave. and S. East Ave. just before midnight, according to Huffman and Jackson police. UAW members have reported that one of the drivers was possibly impaired.