HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC) – A four-vehicle chain reaction crash injured three and sent a Fenton man to the hospital Tuesday afternoon.
Ottawa County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the crash on westbound I-196 at 32nd Avenue in Hudsonville around 1:59 p.m. All four involved vehicles were traveling west on I-196. As three of the vehicles slowed down for traffic, 22-year-old Christian Dennis had taken his eyes off the roadway while looking for an item in his car.
Sgt. Eric Westveer says Dennis then looked back at the roadway and had observed that traffic was slowing and was unable to slow down. He then struck a vehicle driven by 53-year-old Joyce Evans of Grand Rapids. Evan’s vehicle then struck 49-year-old Otto Gretsinger’s vehicle who then struck a vehicle driven by 33-year-old Michael Supplee of Grand Rapids.
Dennis was transported to Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids by Life EMS. Evans and Gretsinger received minor injuries and were refused treatment at the scene. Supplee was not injured.
Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash. Responding agencies include Georgetown Fire Rescue and Hudsonville Fire Rescue.
