CRYSTAL FALLS, MI-- An Iron River man is going to trial for causing a serious accident on US-2 last month.
Theodore Tschannen, 63, is accused of exiting his driveway and hitting a vehicle that was westbound on the
highway. The Watersmeet woman who was driving the vehicle was severely injured.
Tschannen is charged with operating while intoxicated, causing serious injury; operating with a high blood alcohol content, third offense; and open intoxicants, a misdemeanor.
A pretrial hearing is set for February 12, and a two-day trial is scheduled for February 27 and 28 in Iron County Circuit Court.
