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Two-vehicle accident in Marquette County injures one

RICHMOND TOWNSHIP, MI--   Minor injuries are reported in a two-vehicle crash in Richmond Township.

Sheriff’s deputies say it happened Thursday around 9:50 p.m. on M-35 at Empire Mine Road. A pickup driven by Abby Drummond, 19, of Marquette was eastbound on Empire Mine Road when she failed to yield to a southbound vehicle at the intersection. She was struck by a Jeep driven by Douglas Dorie, 61, of Negaunee. The pickup was spun around and went into the ditch.

Dorie was not injured. Drummond was taken to UPHS-Marquette for treatment of minor injuries.

She was cited for failure to yield.

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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.