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Car hits bicycle near Crystal Falls

Iron County Sheriff's Office

IRON COUNTY, MI--   The Iron County Sheriff's Office is investigating a vehicle-bicycle crash east of Crystal Falls.

Tuesday around 9:10 a.m. deputies received a 911 call about the accident on M-69 about two miles east of Mansfield Cut-Off Road.  

Two sisters were riding touring bikes on a cross-country trip that had taken them through Michigan and Wisconsin.  Deputies say Jane Little, 71, of Ypsilanti was riding on the edge of M-69 when she was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by Dale Smith, 30, of Channing.

Little was taken to Aspirus Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Smith was ticketed for careless driving.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.