PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, MI-- A Chassell man was killed in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend.
Sunday around 9:40 p.m. troopers from the Calumet Post were dispatched to Superior Road near Haapapuro Road in Portage Township. They say Rodney Barnes, 50, of Chassell was southbound when he lost control of his vehicle on the icy roadway. The vehicle slid sideways into the ditch, overturned and hit a tree.
Barnes wasn’t wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office, Houghton City Police, Hurontown Fire and Rescue and Mercy Ambulance assisted at the scene.
