I-196 crash in Georgetown Township briefly closes eastbound lanes

A two-car crash briefly closed eastbound I-196 early Thursday, but no one was injured.

Ottawa County Sheriff's Office deputies responded about 12:30 a.m. Oct. 29 between 8th and Kenowa avenues in Georgetown Township.

A driver in a 2015 Ford Fusion hit a deer, leaving the car disabled and partially in the roadway, deputies said. A 2015 Jeep Cherokee later hit the unoccupied Fusion.

The drivers were a 26-year-old Zeeland woman and a 20-year-old Wyoming man.

Deputies secured the scene while tow crews removed both vehicles and debris was cleared. The highway has reopened, and the crash remains under investigation.

Michigan law on stopping after a vehicle breakdown

On a Michigan freeway, MCL 257.672 allows stopping for an emergency or mechanical difficulty. The exception applies inside and outside cities and villages.

Outside cities and villages, the same law also prohibits leaving a vehicle on the paved or main traveled part of a highway when it can be stopped off that part of the road. Michigan Legal Center's steps after a Michigan car accident explain practical precautions such as using hazard lights and moving out of traffic when it's safe.

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