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Woman dies from injuries sustained in Tapiola crash

TAPIOLA, MI--   A woman involved in an accident with a logging truck in Houghton County has died. 

The crash happened Wednesday morning on Tapiola Road in front of Karvakko’s Market.  A vehicle driven by a 72-year-old Pelkie woman pulled out in front of the southbound truck driven by a 60-year-old Pelkie man. 

The woman was taken to Baraga County Memorial Hospital, then transferred to UP Health System Marquette, where she was pronounced dead.  

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.
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