ISHPEMING TOWNSHIP, MI-- Police have released the names of the individuals involved in a Jeep-ORV crash in Ishpeming Township.
The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened Sunday around 4:45 p.m. on Deer Lake Road, about four miles north of County Road GM.
Deputies say 17-year-old Carl Anderson of Ishpeming was northbound when he tried to pass another ORV on a curve and hit a southbound Jeep driven by 39-year-old Christopher Magnuson of Marquette head-on.
Anderson sustained serious injuries and was taken to Marquette General Hospital for treatment.
Officials say he was wearing a helmet and alcohol was not a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation.