Traffic Cleared
Motorist assist on I-196 rest area, Zeeland – Oct 2, 2026
Motorist assist reported in the 0 block of I-196 rest area in Zeeland. Lanes may be blocked.
- Reported
- Last updated
- Status
- Cleared at about 12:56 PM, 27 min after the call came in
What dispatch noted
Box truck blocking rest area off ramp
- Large truck involved
- Blocking the road
The dispatcher's own note, with dispatch shorthand spelled out. Names and street numbers are removed.
Updates
- Motorist assist reported.
- Cleared from the dispatch board.
About this call
- Location
- 0 block of I-196 rest area
Zeeland & Zeeland Twp, Ottawa County, MI
More calls on I-196
Call type, responders and source
- Call type
- Motorist assist
What "motorist assist" means
An officer helping a driver whose vehicle is stopped: a breakdown, a flat tire, running out of gas, or a car stuck in a ditch or snow. It isn't a crash and usually nobody is hurt, but the vehicle may be partly blocking the road. All call types
- Local agencies
- Fire and rescue: Zeeland's city and township fire departmentsPolice: Zeeland Police Department in the city and the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office in the townshipWho covers Zeeland, not a list of who was sent.
- Source
- Ottawa County Central Dispatch's live incident board and the Ottawa County Sheriff's public incident data (posted about a day later)