I-94 reopens after 10-vehicle pileup caused by semi truck collision in whiteout conditions

Four people were hurt after a 10-vehicle pileup happened along I-94 early Tuesday morning.

A preliminary investigation determined that a three semi truck collision started a chain reaction, which caused seven crashes and five slide-offs on the highway between mile marker 46 and 56, according to Michigan State Police (MSP).

“Any time there is whiteout conditions, icy roads, if people would just slow down, the likelihood of the crash would go way down,” MSP First Lieutenant Rusty Ernstes said.

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According to Ernstes, it was a chaotic scene when first responders arrived as they tried to quickly help get people out of the bitter cold…

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