MUNISING TOWNSHIP, MI— Michigan State Police from the Negaunee Post are investigating a fatal snowmobile crash in Alger County.
Troopers say it happened Friday around 12:30 p.m. on Trail #8 near Riley Road in Munising Township. A 43-year-old man from Taylor, Michigan was riding with a group when he failed to negotiate a curve. The machine and driver left the trail and struck a tree.
The victim was taken to Munising Memorial Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Officials believe speed was a factor in the crash.
