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Motorcyclist injured in Portage Township traffic crash

PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, MI— A downstate man has been injured in a Houghton County motorcycle crash.

Sheriff’s deputies were called Saturday around 7 p.m. to US-41 and Sheridan Place in Portage Township.

A truck driven by a Hancock man tried to cross the highway and pulled in front of a motorcycle driven by a Clay Township man. The motorcycle driver was taken to UPHS-Portage for treatment of his injuries.

Police say alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash.

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.