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Manistique-area man arrested in connection with fatal Mackinac County crash

NEWTON TOWNSHIP, MI— The driver involved in a fatal July rollover crash in Mackinac County has been arrested on a four-count felony warrant.

James Bedard, 43, of Manistique is charged with operating while intoxicated, causing death, open intoxicants in a motor vehicle, operating without security, and unlawful use of registration.

Troopers from the St. Ignace investigated the July 19 crash on H-33 in Newton Township. A female passenger was ejected and died at the scene.

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.