ALGOMA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A woman is in the hospital after crashing head-on with a pickup truck while going the wrong way on US-131 in Algoma Township Saturday evening.
Around 7:30 p.m., troopers with the Michigan State Police were sent to southbound US-131 near 14 Mile Road for a wrong-way crash.
Responding troopers learned that a Kia Soul, driven by a 35-year-old Grand Rapids woman, entered the freeway via the exit ramp at 14 Mile Road. Several southbound vehicles avoided crashing into the northbound car before it crashed head-on into a Chevrolet pickup.
The Grand Rapids woman was taken to the hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening, MSP said.
The people inside the pickup truck were also hurt. MSP said their injuries are considered minor.
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash. It’s unknown if seatbelts were used.
Southbound US-131 was closed while crews investigated. It has since reopened.
The crash remains under investigation.