UPDATE, 10/28/20: The 25-year-old man who was killed has been identified as Andy Auston of
Marquette. His family is raising funds for his funeral expenses on a Facebook page.
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MARQUETTE, MI-- The Marquette Police Department continues to investigate a fatal accident on M-553 Friday evening.
Around 5:35 p.m. officers responded to the two-vehicle crash just south of the Marquette Mountain ski hill. They say a 21-year-old Marquette woman was southbound when she lost control of her vehicle and hit a northbound vehicle driven by a 41-year-old Marquette man.
A 25-year-old Marquette man was ejected from the southbound vehicle and killed. A 4-year-old passenger in the woman’s car was severely injured. The child was taken to UPHS-Marquette, then airlifted to a downstate hospital. Another passenger in the southbound vehicle—a 28-year-old Marquette man—was taken to UPHS-Marquette.
The occupants of the northbound vehicle received minor injuries.
The 21-year-old woman was arrested for operating while intoxicated. Additional charges are expected.
