Tuesday's winter storm really took its toll.
I-94 was closed at a couple of spots in Tuesday morning and again later in the day. The eastern part of the state saw some fatalities. One Michigan State Police trooper was slightly injured when his cruiser was hit by a car that went out of control on an I-94 ramp in the Battle Creek area.
Wednesday started with EASTBOUND I-94 closed at the PAW PAW EXIT when three semis jack-knifed around 2 a.m. One tractor-trailer tipped over, and it took hours to remove its load of lemons to be able to right it.
Shortly after 7:30 a.m., WESTBOUND I-94 was reduced to one lane at SPRINKLE RD due to a crash. That problem was cleared about an hour later.
Then after 8 a.m., one lane of both directions of I-94 were closed just west of I-69, creating backups.
Slide-offs and spinouts were widespread in West Michigan on the freeways and two-lane blacktops. Trouble areas included US-131 between Martin and Plainwell, I-96 in Ionia County, and I-196 between Zeeland and Hudsonville.
(Photo by FOX 17 Photographer Brian Farber)
I-94 was closed at a couple of spots in Tuesday morning and again later in the day. The eastern part of the state saw some fatalities. One Michigan State Police trooper was slightly injured when his cruiser was hit by a car that went out of control on an I-94 ramp in the Battle Creek area.
Wednesday started with EASTBOUND I-94 closed at the PAW PAW EXIT when three semis jack-knifed around 2 a.m. One tractor-trailer tipped over, and it took hours to remove its load of lemons to be able to right it.
Shortly after 7:30 a.m., WESTBOUND I-94 was reduced to one lane at SPRINKLE RD due to a crash. That problem was cleared about an hour later.
Then after 8 a.m., one lane of both directions of I-94 were closed just west of I-69, creating backups.
Slide-offs and spinouts were widespread in West Michigan on the freeways and two-lane blacktops. Trouble areas included US-131 between Martin and Plainwell, I-96 in Ionia County, and I-196 between Zeeland and Hudsonville.
(Photo by FOX 17 Photographer Brian Farber)
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