The Relay For Life of Dearborn Kick-off Celebration kicks off Wednesday, Feb. 4., at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, Studio A.

Registration begins at 6:00 p.m. and the program will run from 6:30-7:30 p.m. 

Whether you want to learn more about enrolling in Cancer Prevention or are a returning team or are thinking about starting a team, organizers say you will want to be a part of this award-winning event.

Dinner will be provided by Salsarita’s.

Please RSVP by contacting Staff Partner, Anna Agustin, at 248.663.3411 or annalisa.agustin@cancer.org

In addition, the American Cancer Society is bringing the opportunity for Dearborn to be part of an historic research effort, Cancer Prevention Study-3, to the Relay for Life of Dearborn.

Enrollment will take place on May 2, 2009 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Relay For Life event.

To learn more about CPS-3, Debbie Malyn, Cancer Prevention Study-3 Chair, Relay For Life of Dearborn at 313.683.2573 or visit www.relayforlife.org/dearbornmi or www.cancer.org/cps3

The driver of a gasoline tanker that overturned near Telegraph and Wilson in Dearborn appears to have been trying to avoid another motorist who lost control after hitting a patch of ice in the right lane of northbound traffic, Dearborn police said Saturday.

Police tell DeepSaidWhat.com that they are trying to piece together the exact cause of the crash and are asking for anyone that may have witnessed the crash to call the department’s Accident Investigation Bureau at 313-943-2245.  No one was seriously injured in the crash.

The gasoline tanker was hauling about 10,000 gallons of fuel when it overturned about 9:30 p.m. Friday. Police said between 2,500 and 3,000 gallons spilled out of the hauler and into the road.  Hazmat crews were able to get the spill cleaned up, including vacuuming fuel that spilled into nearby sewers.  The northbound lanes were reopened about 2 p.m., police said.

The driver of the car that apparently trigged the chain of events spun out of control after hitting a patch of ice in the roadway that police believe was caused from a recent water main break near Wilson and Telegraph and not the water main break near Einstein Brothers Bagels.

Dearborn police Friday night shut down northbound Telegraph Road at Cherry Hill after a gasoline tanker rolled over about 9:00 p.m. Roads were not expected to reopen until early Saturday so crews could clean up spilled fuel.

A resident quoted on (click wxyz for video) WXYZ TV said it appeared the tanker lost control after hitting a patch of ice on Telegraph where a broken water main still needs to be repaired. Those of us who frequent Einstein Brothers Bagels know that the right lane of northbound Telegraph has been filled with ice buildup for several weeks now, making driving a bit dicey in that area during peak travel times.

It wasn’t yet clear if there were any injuries or what caused the rollover but Dearborn police did evacuate nearby shops because the tanker was leaking fuel onto Telegraph. Police also closed southbound Telegraph at Ford Road. Fumes from the gasoline tanker filled the night air on the patch of Telegraph between Cherry Hill and Ford Road even late Friday night.