HUDSONVILLE, Mich. — A stretch of eastbound I-196 in Ottawa County was shut down Tuesday night after a semi pulling an empty trailer was blown into the ditch.
The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office and Hundsonville City Fire responded to accident west of mile marker 62 around 9:15 p.m.
The 57-year-old driver told first responders the heavy wind from the storm pushed the trailer causing it and the semi to go into the ditch. The driver was not injured.
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The portion of eastbound traffic was closed while crews worked to remove the truck from the ditch. At 11:51 p.m. OCSO sent an update saying I-196 reopened.
