Westbound I-96 closed for 3 hours in Ottawa County after tractor-trailer jackknifed on icy freeway

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Westbound I-96 was shut down in Ottawa County for three hours on Friday after a crash occurred around 2:16 p.m. on the icy freeway.

The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) said the crash, in Crockery Township, involved a tractor-trailer and a transit van. OCSO said the tractor-trailer, driven by a 60-year-old man from Canada, lost control on the ice.

The tractor-trailer ended up striking the transit van, which was being driven by a 32-year-old man from Twin Lake. After that, the tractor-trailer struck the guardrail, causing it to jackknife…

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