Crime & Safety
16 Hurt In Massive Pileup On I-96 In Ionia County: Police
None of the injuries were serious, Michigan State Police said.
PORTLAND, MI — At least 16 people were injured Saturday in a massive pileup on Interstate 96 in Ionia County, according to Michigan State Police.
The injured people were taken to a nearby hospital, but police said none of the injuries were serious.
State troopers said 150 vehicles crashed along a five-mile stretch of eastbound Interstate 96 near Grand River Avenue and Portland Road in Portland during whiteout conditions Saturday afternoon.
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Police said 84 vehicles were damaged in the crash and 66 were "non-damaged slide offs only."
Both lanes on the freeway in the area were closed down for several hours, before reopening at 10 p.m. Saturday night, police said.
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A lake-effect snow advisory was in effect for portions of central, south-central, southwest and west-central Michigan until 2 a.m. Sunday, with snow accumulations between 1-3 inches and wind gusts as reaching as high as 35 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service.
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