Two hospitalized after multiple vehicles hit on I-96 near Coopersville

POLKTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Deputies are investigating after a pickup truck crashed into slowing traffic near Coopersville, striking multiple cars.

According to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office, it happened around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the westbound lanes of I-96 near the 48th Avenue overpass.

Deputies say a 22-year-old man from Paw Paw, who was driving a pickup truck hauling a trailer, had not realized traffic was slowing in front of him because of a lane closure for construction. He crashed into four cars as a result…

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