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Harley trike crash kills Dunbar man

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BEECHER, WI— A Marinette County man died in a motorcycle crash in the town of Beecher Saturday.

An off-duty Sheriff’s Office patrol sergeant came upon the accident just before 1 p.m. on County Highway Z near Fur Farm Drive.

Investigation indicates a Harley Davidson Trike driven by Gary Yaggie, 74, of Dunbar was eastbound when he failed to negotiate a curve. The trike went into a ditch and struck a tree. Yaggie, who was not wearing a helmet, sustained fatal injuries.

The crash remains under investigation by the Marinette County Sheriff’s Office and the Marinette County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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.