2025-10-292025-10-291/14/2008https://hdl.handle.net/10323/18863Lauren Podell began her job as WDIV Local 4’s newest traffic reporter on Thursday, Jan. 10. During one of her traffic reports, Podell described the morning commute as “boring.” A few hours later, she ate her words as a tanker slid off an overpass and caused an explosion.PDFCopyright held by Oakland UniversityAlumniText