Rollover Accident Shuts Down Westbound I-94 For Hours In Macomb County
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP (WWJ) - Police believe alcohol was a factor in a semi truck rollover crash that shut down a section of I-94 in Macomb County at the peak of the morning rush.
It happened around 8:40 a.m. Tuesday on westbound I-94 near 21 Mile Road in Chesterfield Township.
Chief Brad Kersten said the semi driver lost control of his rig on the ramp and skidded across all lanes of the freeway — striking three other vehicles before the truck landed on its side.
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Kersten said it's believed that both alcohol and speed both contributed, although he would not expand on that.
He says its unbelievable that no one was seriously hurt.
"It could've been much worse; thank God it wasn't," Kersten told WWJ's Laura Bonnell. "Both drivers (suffered) minor injuries, but thank God at the time that it happened, there was other vehicles damaged but no one injured."
The crash remains under investigation.
Drivers were urged to avoid the area was westbound I-94 at 21 Mile was closed for several hours. Traffic was being forced off the freeway at 23 Mile Road.
All lanes of the freeway reopened to traffic early in the afternoon.
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