GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A suspected drunk driver was arrested after a wrong-way crash on US-131 in Grand Rapids early Wednesday morning.
Michigan State Police responded to the crash in the northbound lanes near the Burton Street overpass around 12:35 a.m. Investigators say the at-fault driver was headed south, hitting another vehicle head-on.
Each vehicle had just one person inside. Both were taken to the hospital with undisclosed injuries.
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash, according to Michigan State Police.
“We are very fortunate as many wrong way crashes end in a fatality,” said MSP First Lieutenant Mike Shaw. “We want to remind drivers that there is never a reason to drive impaired. There are too many ways to get around without driving impaired.”
The investigation into the crash remains open.
10/29/ at 12:35 a.m.
— MSP Sixth District (@mspwestmi) October 29, 2025
Location:
Northbound 131 and Burton
Synopsis:
Grand Rapids Post troopers were dispatched to a traffic crash along northbound 131.
***Preliminary Investigation***
The driver of a passenger car was driving southbound in the northbound lanes and hit another… pic.twitter.com/Hz5VqqRQe3
