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RB Drake Johnson was run over by forklift

Related Topics: Running back, Forklift

Michigan running back Drake Johnson's accident last month was caused by a forklift driver's error, according to a traffic report obtained today via a public-records request.

The driver, Matt Johnson, stated he was moving a large cabinet that was at eye level at the U-M indoor track building April 13. As the garage door was opened for him and he drove in, he "felt a bump, stating he thought he ran over a starting block, when he saw Drake Johnson, a student-athlete, roll from under the forklift."

A detail in the report then was redacted. The description continued: "M.