Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) – A semi-trailer carrying a 6-foot-high accumulation of ice struck a traffic signal at the turnaround on northbound U.S. 31 just south of Robbins Road on Thursday morning.
The Grand Haven Tribune reports that Nicole Hudson, director of the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety, said a “Be on the Lookout” alert was issued for the semi. An Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office deputy later located the vehicle as it entered Grand Haven.
The deputy was directly behind the semi as it traveled northbound and observed it strike the light pole at the turnaround, Hudson said, noting the snow on top of the trailer had hardened into solid ice.
The semi was pulled over along Beacon Boulevard just south of Taylor Avenue. John Richard, communications director for the Michigan Department of Transportation’s Grand Region, said the signal head was broken off by the large accumulation of snow and ice on top of the trailer.
Broken pieces were removed, and a new signal head will be installed once available and when weather conditions improve, Richard said.
The ice was shoveled off the trailer before Michigan State Police released the semi from the scene.
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