No injuries reported after deer triggers two-vehicle crash
A collision with a deer triggered a secondary, two-vehicle crash that temporarily shut down a section of eastbound Interstate 196 on Thursday, Oct. 29.
GEORGETOWN TWP. — A collision with a deer triggered a secondary, two-vehicle crash that temporarily shut down a section of eastbound Interstate 196 on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Deputies from the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office responded to the property-damage crash near mile marker 66. According to a preliminary investigation, a 2015 Ford Fusion traveling eastbound struck a deer, which disabled the vehicle and left it partially blocking the roadway.
The driver of the Fusion safely exited the vehicle before a 2015 Jeep Cherokee, also traveling eastbound, crashed into the disabled, unoccupied car. Both vehicles sustained extensive damage.
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No injuries were reported from either collision, according to the sheriff's office.
Authorities temporarily closed eastbound I-196 to allow crews to clear the extensively damaged vehicles and debris from the highway. The roadway was expected to reopen shortly after the cleanup.
The incident remains under investigation.
Anyone with relevant information is urged to contact the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office or submit an anonymous tip through Silent Observer at 877-88-SILENT (745368) or online at mosotips.com.
— Submitted by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office. To submit a news tip, email newsroom@ottawanewsnetwork.org.
