Towing in Clinton Township, MI
Clinton Township is about 12 road miles from central Shelby Township. Tell us where the car is and what it is, and the whole job comes back as one price before a truck sets out.
Twelve road miles out: reaching Clinton Township by Hall Road, Groesbeck and Gratiot
M-59 quits being a freeway at Van Dyke Avenue in Utica and continues east as Hall Road, the boulevard along Clinton Township's north edge. The township's center is about 12 road miles from central Shelby Township.
Groesbeck Highway, M-97, ends at Hall Road on the Clinton-Macomb township line. Gratiot Avenue, M-3, comes in north of 14 Mile and splits into one-way northbound and southbound streets through Mount Clemens. Metropolitan Parkway, the 16 Mile line, is a limited-access county road with signals, and I-94 has a single exit here: 234, Harper Avenue.
Out here the mile roads go by their numbers, so the nearest numbered road and a cross street pin you down fast. Mount Clemens, the county seat, sits in the township's northeast part with Clinton Township wrapped around three of its sides, so the cross street also tells us which one you're in.
What to tell us
- Hall Road - eastbound or westbound, and the closest cross road, such as Garfield or Romeo Plank; east of Gratiot the road carries the name William P. Rosso Highway.
- Gratiot - the nearest mile road, and near Mount Clemens, whether you're on the northbound or southbound one-way.
- I-94 - your direction, and whether you've passed exit 234 at Harper.
- Groesbeck or Metro Parkway - the last signal or cross road behind you.
- A subdivision - the street name, and the main road you turned off.
From those answers we price the whole run while you're still on the line: one figure for the Clinton Township tow, covering the truck, the mileage and the on-scene time, and nothing rolls until you agree.
Emergency towing in Clinton Township: Gratiot's Michigan lefts, Metro Parkway and I-94 at Harper
In Macomb County's suburbs, Gratiot is a boulevard with Michigan lefts at the major intersections. Nobody turns left directly: drivers go straight or turn right, then U-turn at a median crossover. MDOT credits the design with cutting crashes, often by 30 to 60 percent, but a car that stalls in a crossover sits squarely in the path of U-turning traffic.
Hazards on and 911 before anything else; only police can hold traffic back. If you can leave the car safely, wait on the curb side, well away from it.
Ice stretches every stop: Macomb County's Department of Roads warns that stopping on icy roads takes three to nine times the normal distance. After a slide or a fender-bender, call 911 if a car can't move or anyone is hurt.
I-94 crosses the township's southeast corner at exit 234, Harper Avenue. MDOT took on a 5.4-mile resurfacing of it, Masonic Boulevard to North River Road, in 2026, and freeway work brings lane closures and weekend shutdowns; Mi Drive shows what is closed today.
Clinton Township runs its own police department, and the Michigan State Police post for Macomb and Oakland counties is Metro North; 911 sorts out who comes. With the scene clear, an emergency tow from Gratiot, Hall Road or I-94 heads where you choose: home, a township shop, or one nearer Shelby Township. When an officer orders the tow, the officer picks where it goes.
Roadside assistance in Clinton Township: the college lots at Hall and Garfield, park lots and potholes
Macomb Community College's Center Campus stands at the corner of Garfield and Hall. Its College Police phones are staffed around the clock, and blue-light phones stand beside the parking areas on every campus, so help is close if the car won't start after an evening class. For us, name the building letter or the entrance you used.
Township parks are open all year from 9 a.m. until dusk or 8 p.m., whichever comes first, and visitors must keep to the posted hours. If a battery quits in the George George Memorial Park lot on Moravian Drive, or at Budd Park or Canal Park on Clinton River Road, call early so the car isn't left behind a closed gate.
Potholes belong to whoever owns the road, and in Clinton Township that isn't the township. State highways such as Hall Road, Gratiot and I-94 are MDOT's (586-421-3920); most other public roads, shoulders and ditches included, fall to the Macomb County Department of Roads (586-463-8671).
We bolt on your spare or donut and tighten the lug nuts; when there's no good spare, the car goes to a tire shop on our truck. Locked out, we get you in with car-opening tools; key cutting and programming aren't part of what we do. No fuel, we bring gas or diesel to reach a pump. Each is roadside help at the college, the park or your curb.
Flatbed towing in Clinton Township: AWD, EVs, cars pulled from high water, and the long ride back
At about 12 road miles from central Shelby Township, Clinton Township is one of the longer runs we make, and a car headed for a shop near Shelby Township rides every one of those miles. AWD, 4WD, electric, lowered and classic cars, plus motorcycles, go on a rollback deck with tie-downs at each wheel, whatever the distance.
Two wheels rolling behind a wheel-lift is acceptable for many front-wheel-drive cars and wrong for a car that powers all four or runs on electric motors; the deck keeps every tire still. Cars pulled out of high water ride it too, ignition off, because turning the key or the wheels of a flooded car can add to the damage.
Once a trip runs past the towns we cover, the deck is the only option for any car, whatever drives its wheels, and a wreck from Gratiot or Hall Road that won't steer goes up the tilted bed on the winch line. A motorcycle rides upright, its front wheel locked in a chock and the frame strapped down on both sides.
Winch-outs in Clinton Township: subdivision plow ridges and the Clinton River's low spots
Subdivision streets wait their turn. The Macomb County Department of Roads, which has authority over most roads in the township, clears state and primary roads first, plows subdivision streets after a snowfall of at least 4 inches and salts them only at entrances, exits, intersections and hills. Cars at the curb get walled in by plow ridges, and the unsalted stretches between corners stay slick.
Dig out if you can, but keep the snow on your side of the curb: township ordinance makes it illegal to shovel or throw snow into the street.
Then there's the river. In 2024 the township's public-safety alerts carried flood warnings for the Clinton River near Clinton Township in January, July and August. The Weather Service's warnings for that gauge say low land next to the river floods at 13 feet; at the 16-foot flood stage, low spots on Millar Road flood and water reaches the bottoms of the Garfield, Utica and Hayes Road bridges. The North Branch near Mount Clemens has its own warnings, one as recent as April 2026.
We don't drive into standing water or around a barricade, and you shouldn't either; the warnings put it as turn around, don't drown. When the water is down and the road reopens, a winch-out from a flooded low spot or a plow ridge in Clinton Township brings the car back onto firm pavement, and the flatbed takes it from there.
Our ceiling is light-duty work: passenger cars, pickups, vans, SUVs, motorcycles. For a loaded box truck, an RV, a bus or a semi you need heavy recovery equipment, which we don't run, and we tell you so up front.
Car towed in Clinton Township? Start with the township's own police dispatch
With 100,513 residents at the 2020 Census, Clinton Township has more people than any other township in Michigan, and it keeps its own police department, so a car that has vanished starts with a call to township police dispatch.
Abandoned cars follow the township's abandoned-vehicle rules. On a public street, police leave a warning notice and the owner has 48 hours to move the car before the department removes it. On business or private property, the department says it has no authority to remove an abandoned car unless a state criminal statute applies; the property owner follows the township's guidelines instead.
- Township police dispatch (non-emergency)
- 586-469-5502
- Police records
- 586-493-7810
- Abandoned vehicle officer
- 586-493-7896
- Michigan State Police, Metro North Post
- 248-584-5740, for Macomb and Oakland counties
- 41-B District Court (Clinton, Harrison, Mount Clemens)
- 586-469-9300
- State Abandoned Vehicle Help Desk
- 517-636-5234 at the Michigan Department of State
Lot owners have homework before a private tow. Section 257.252k of the Michigan Vehicle Code makes them post a notice at every driveway into the property, in 2-inch or larger letters on a contrasting background, warning that cars parked without permission will be removed at their owners' cost and naming the tow company and its number. It hangs permanently, lower edge no less than 4 feet from the ground, for at least 24 hours before anyone is towed.
The Attorney General's office says tow companies report the car's new location to local police, who check within 24 hours whether it was reported stolen; the state's Michigan Abandoned Vehicle Search then finds it by VIN or plate. To argue a tow was improper, petition the 41-B District Court, which covers the township, within 20 days of the abandoned-vehicle notice.
Next towns from Clinton Township, and official pages for its roads, river and police
North across Hall Road is Macomb Township, where Groesbeck ends and the road goes on as North Avenue. Sterling Heights borders the township on the west, and farther west along Hall Road sits Utica, where M-59 turns back into a freeway. Our trucks start out from 24-hour towing in Shelby Township.
- Clinton Township on Wikipedia - from Huron Township in 1818 to the 1824 rename for DeWitt Clinton, and where the Clinton River's branches meet.
- Clinton Township Police Department - dispatch, records and front-desk numbers, crash report requests and the abandoned-vehicle line.
- Clinton Township parks - park hours, pavilions and the township trails map.
- Macomb County Department of Roads FAQ - road ownership, subdivision plowing and service requests.
- National Weather Service, Detroit/Pontiac - forecasts, watches and warnings, including the Clinton River flood warnings.
- MDOT Mi Drive - live closures, incidents and cameras on I-94, Hall Road and Gratiot.
- Michigan State Police, Metro region - the Metro North Post, No. 21, and its line for Macomb and Oakland counties.
- Michigan towing laws, from the Attorney General - storage fees, the abandoned-vehicle notice and how to contest a tow in court.
Frequently asked questions
Do you tow in Clinton Township, and how far is it from your base?
Yes, at any hour. Central Clinton Township is about 12 road miles from central Shelby Township, so mileage counts in the price. On the call, Shelby Township Towing adds up the miles, the truck your car needs, the time on scene and the destination, and gives you one total before a truck leaves. We carry cars, pickups, vans, SUVs and motorcycles.
My car stalled in a Michigan left turnaround on Gratiot - what now?
Put the hazards on and dial 911 first; the car is sitting where U-turning traffic is headed, and only police can hold that traffic back. If you can leave the car safely, wait on the curb side away from it. Then call us with the nearest mile road, your direction on Gratiot, and whether you're near the one-way streets by Mount Clemens.
The Clinton River is over the road near my house - can you get my car out?
Not while the water is up or the barricades are out. The Weather Service's flood warnings for the river gauge near Clinton Township say low spots on Millar Road flood at the 16-foot flood stage. After the river falls and the road reopens, our winch line pulls the car onto dry pavement and the flatbed hauls it away; keep the key out of the ignition until a mechanic has inspected it.
My car won't start in a Macomb Community College lot at Hall and Garfield - who can help?
Macomb's College Police answer 586-445-7135 around the clock, and blue-light phones stand beside the campus parking areas. For the car itself, call us with the building letter or entrance you're nearest. We bring a jump pack, start the engine and check the charging output, and if it still won't run, we can tow it from the lot.
My car was towed in Clinton Township - where do I start?
Call Clinton Township police dispatch at 586-469-5502, or police records at 586-493-7810. If it vanished from a private lot, the lot's entrance sign must list the tow company and its phone number. The Abandoned Vehicle Help Desk at the Michigan Department of State (517-636-5234) searches by VIN or plate, and a dispute over the tow goes to the 41-B District Court, 586-469-9300.
Pricing a Clinton Township tow takes one call - four answers to have ready
Share these and you'll have the total, and know which truck is on its way, before we head southeast.
- Your spot - Hall Road and a cross road, Gratiot and the nearest mile road, I-94 near Harper, or your subdivision street
- Your vehicle - make and model, plus whether it's AWD, 4WD, electric, lowered, a classic or a bike
- The trouble - won't start, crash, flat, empty tank, locked out, plowed in or near high water
- The drop-off - home, a township shop, or one closer to Shelby Township