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Moose dies after car hits it on US-41

Ishpeming Township Police Department

ELY TOWNSHIP, MI--   A moose was killed in a crash with a vehicle in Marquette County’s Ely Township 

Saturday night. 

Ishpeming Township Police and Fire officials were called around 10 p.m. to US-41 near County Road CKL.  They say a Ford Taurus was westbound on the highway when it struck a moose in the roadway.  The driver and passenger were treated at the scene for minor injuries.  The moose was dead by the time emergency personnel arrived. 

The Ishpeming Police Department assisted at the scene.

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.