UPDATE, 6/13/16: Michigan State Police have released more information about the death of a L’Anse man on Second Sands Beach Road early Saturday morning.
Calumet troopers say two vehicles were northbound in a foggy, unlit area near Pequaming Road around 3:30 a.m. in L’Anse Township. The first vehicle, driven by a 19-year-old L’Anse resident, swerved to miss a man lying in the roadway. The second vehicle, driven by a 20-year-old Baraga man, was unable to miss the subject and struck him. The driver immediately stopped, called 911, and stayed on the scene to provide assistance.
Troopers say it’s unknown at this time why the subject was lying in the roadway.
No names are being released at this time as the investigation is ongoing.
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L'ANSE TOWNSHIP, MI-- A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle in Baraga County’s L’Anse Township Saturday.
State Police from the Calumet Post say the accident happened around 3:30 a.m. on Second Sand Beach Road near Pequaming Road. Troopers say a pedestrian lying in the roadway was struck by a passing motorist. He was identified as a 44-year-old L’Anse man.
Troopers were assisted at the scene by L’anse Village Police, Keweenaw Bay Tribal Police, Bay Ambulance, Kissel / Dynamite Towing, Jacobsen Funeral Home and Medical Examiner Todd Ingram MD.
