Semi-truck crashes, burns along I-196 near Saugatuck

Semi-truck crashes, burns along I-196 near Saugatuck

A semi-truck careened off of I-196 near Saugatuck and burst into flames amid whiteout conditions Monday morning.

Northbound I-196 near Saugatuck still closed after fiery semi crash this morning

Northbound I-196 in Allegan County was shut down for several hours on Monday as a result of fiery crash involving a semi. The Allegan County Sheriff’s Department says the crash occurred at I-196 and Old Allegan Road near Saugatuck just after 7 a.m. First responders arrived to find the driver of the semi had already been helped out of the vehicle by a passerby, but the truck was fully engulfed in flames. The driver of the semi was the only occupa…