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3 killed in wrong-way crash in Ottawa County

Police said a driver going the wrong way on Interstate 196 near Hudsonville early Sunday hit another car, killing three people and critically injuring several others. Police shut down the westbound lane of I-196 at the 32nd Avenue exit for several hours to clean up the scene. Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies said the wrong-way driver, from Nebraska, hit a Chevy Malibu carrying five people shortly before 4 a.m. Deputies are still investigating to see if fog or alcohol played a part in the crash.
WZZM-TV
May 29, 2011

The wrong way driver was killed in the crash, and two others in the other car died on scene, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department. The other three passengers were taken to Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids in critical condition.

The victim's names have not been released.

 

 

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