CHAMPION TOWNSHIP, MI-- One person was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in Champion Township on Friday.
Michigan State Police from the Negaunee Post responded around 8:20 p.m. to US-41 near County Road AW. Troopers say a pickup truck driven by a 45-year-old Ishpeming woman was westbound on a high rate of speed when she lost control of the vehicle. The truck left the road, flipped several times, and came to rest on its side after hitting a tree.
Both occupants had to be extricated from the truck. They were taken to UPHS-Marquette for treatment.
The driver was seriously injured. The passenger—a 51-year-old Ishpeming man—suffered minor injuries.
Drugs and alcohol are believed to be factors in the crash, which remains under investigation.
