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CR 492 accident breaks power pole

MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP, MI--   A car crash in Marquette Township severed a utility pole Thursday. 

The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office says it happened around 11:45 p.m. on County Road 492 near Lake Enchantment Drive. A woman drove her Pontiac Vibe off the right side of the roadway. The vehicle struck a power line pole and broke it in two.

An off-duty deputy was the first on the scene and administered first aid to the driver.

The woman was taken to UPHS-Marquette with non-life-threatening injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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.