JACKSON COUNTY (WWJ) - If you're driving west on I-94 through Jackson County this morning, booze might be slowing you down.
Yes, you read that right. Booze.
Multiple beer kegs went flying off an overturned semi on westbound I-94 near Sargent Road after Race Road in Jackson County just after 5:15 a.m., causing traffic tie ups for drivers as troopers shut down parts of the freeway to clear the road of alcohol.
"Somebody's not having a party tonight," WWJ's Jonathon Carlson said to WWJ traffic reporter KT, who agreed.
According to KT, drivers are getting snarled near mile marker 146 as cars are slowly getting by, but traffic is backed up to a mile beyond Race Road.
"I can see the beer on the side of the road with you getting by on the right shoulder," KT said. "So everybody is stuck between Race Road and the crash."
KT said more emergency vehicles have arrived at the scene to help clean up the unexpected happy hour. Looking through the AAA Jam Cams, KT saw heavy machinery scooping up the kegs.
"There's like 20 of them in this scoop and they just got to get them off the freeway, it's going to be awhile," KT said.
Driver are being forced off at Race Road, but for anyone heading through the area, the drive will be slow.
There's no word on how the semi truck overturned or if there were injuries. Michigan State Police is at the scene assisting efforts to clear the freeway; there is currently no timeframe for when the road might be cleared.
WWJ has a calls out to Blackman-Leoni Township Department of Public Safety for more information. Stay tuned to WWJ LIVE as this story develops.