Ishpeming Township, MI - Two people were injured in a 2-vehicle accident in Ishpeming Township. Marquette County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched at about 7:33 this morning to US-41 near North Lake Drive. Deputies say a tractor-trailor driven by a 63-year old man of Luxemburg, Wisconsin, was eastbound on US-41 when he was rearended by a vehicle driven by an 82-year old Ishpeming woman. The tractor-trailer was turning onto North Lake Drive when the accident occurred. The Ishpeming woman and her 57-year old male passenger, also of Ishpeming, were taken by ambulance to UP Health Systems Marquette with non-life threatening injuries. She was cited for failure to stop in a clear assured distance. The driver of the tractor-trailor was not injured in the accident.
Marquette County Sheriff’s Deputies were assisted on the scene by Ishpeming Township Police, Ishpeming City Police, Ishpeming Township Fire, UP Health Systems, and Anttila’s Towing.
