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Victim of L'Anse gas station crash and fire identified

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L'ANSE, MI— The name of the Baraga man killed when a semi crashed into the L’Anse Holiday gas station Thursday night has been released.

Al Dantes, Jr., 43, was getting gas when the semi tractor-trailer hit the pumps. He was taken to Baraga County Memorial Hospital and later pronounced dead.

Dantes was a racer and the father of six children. A GoFundMe page has been set up for his family.

The driver of the semi, a 22-year-old Illinois man, was arrested for drunk driving. His name will be released after he’s arraigned in Baraga County District Court.

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.