HENDRICKS TOWNSHIP, MI-- An Engadine woman has died in a single-vehicle accident in Mackinac County.
Sheriff’s officials say it happened Monday around 11:45 a.m. on Cut River Road just east of Prater Road in Hendricks Township. Marianne King, 48, was westbound when her vehicle crossed the centerline, went off the roadway, and hit a tree. The accident was found soon afterwards by a passerby. King was taken to Mackinac Straits Hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later.
Officials say alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the accident, which remains under investigation by deputies and the Michigan State Police. They say King wasn’t wearing a seat belt.