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Wisconsin man dies in Escanaba mall crash

ESCANABA, MI— One person died when a pickup truck hit the Delta Plaza Mall in Escanaba on Sunday.

Escanaba Public Safety says just before 3 p.m., a vehicle driven by Kenneth Wyka, 54, of Montreal, Wisconsin left the road and struck the back of Dunham’s Sports.

Personnel immediately began a medical assessment of Wyka. Despite resuscitation efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

No one inside the building was injured.

The incident remains under investigation.

Assisting with the incident were the Delta County Sheriff’s Office, Delta County Central Dispatch, Rampart, and Gene’s Towing.

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.