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Semi driver hurt after crashing into trees, flipping into ditch

Ottawa County Sheriff 12092023
Posted at 3:40 AM, Mar 11, 2023
and last updated 2023-03-11 15:24:43-05

OLIVE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — An out-of-state woman got hurt after crashing a semitruck, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies responded to US-31 and Van Buren Street in Olive Township around 9:15 p.m. Friday.

They say a semitruck was driving south when it left the road and crashed into some trees.

The truck, which was carrying salt at the time of the crash, ended up falling over on its side in a ditch.

A 62-year-old woman from California was driving the Kenworth semi. Deputies say she suffered only minor injuries.

A stretch of the highway was closed for several hours as crews cleaned up and removed the semi from the ditch.

The sheriff's office has not said what caused the crash.