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Officials release names in fatal Escanaba accident

ESCANABA, MI— The names of two people killed in a Thanksgiving Day crash in Escanaba have been released.

Kelly Piquette, 60, and Tony Hurkmans, 61, both of Escanaba, died in the three-vehicle accident on North Lincoln Road. Another seven occupants of the vehicles were airlifted or taken by ambulance to hospitals. Two remain at UPHS-Marquette and another two in Green Bay.

The accident 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.