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Driver seriously injured in Forsyth Township crash

FORSYTH TOWNSHIP, MI— M-94 was closed for several hours Thursday, following a single-vehicle accident in Forsyth Township.

Township Police were dispatched around 5:30 p.m. to the highway near Avenue A. Officials determined a vehicle was eastbound when the driver lost control. The vehicle left the road and rolled several times down an embankment, ejecting the driver.

The driver was taken to UPHS-Marquette for treatment of serious injuries.

The Marquette County Sheriff's Office has been called to investigate the crash due to the severity of the person’s injuries.

Officers believe alcohol was a factor in the accident, which remains under investigation.

Forsyth Township Police were assisted at the scene by the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office, Forsyth Township Fire and EMS, UP Health System EMS, and a nurse employed by Munising Memorial Hospital who assisted in rendering aid.

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.