11th annual Touch-a-Truck event returns to Downtown Flint | Community [Video]

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) – The University of Michigan-Flint continued a more than a decade-long tradition Saturday. 

The University of Michigan Flint hosted its 11th annual Touch-a-Truck event the university’s Department of Public Safety turned the downtown campus into a hub of family fun and connection.

There were plenty of police cars and fire trucks from several different local agencies along with utility vehicles like tow trucks and cranes.

It was the perfect opportunity for kids to explore the trucks and interact with law enforcement in a safe, community-centric atmosphere.

“What it does is it gives children and adults a healthier respect for what the people that drive these vehicles do,” said U of M Flint Public Information Officer James Wheeler. I’ll tell you what’s …