Ionia County Sheriff’s Office deputies today were dispatched to a multiple vehicle traffic crash on westbound I-96 near South State Road, according to a sheriff's news release.

 

The deputies investigation showed that the driver of a commercial motor vehicle did not slow for congested traffic near the beginning of a construction zone,  causing a chain reaction crash that

damaged five vehicles and sent two people to hospitals in Grand Rapids with non-life threatening injuries.

 

The sheriff’s office is reminding drivers that construction season is upon us again. Motorists are advised to watch for changing traffic conditions and unexpected traffic backups.

 

Sheriff’s deputies were assisted on scene by the Michigan State Police Motor

Carrier Division, Berlin Orange Fire Department, Life Ambulance, Ionia County

Central Dispatch, and Reed and Hoppes.