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18-year-old arrested for drunk driving in Franklin Township

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, MI— A single-vehicle accident in Houghton County resulted in the arrest of an 18-year-old woman.

Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched Sunday around 4:20 a.m. to the area of US-41 and Boston Road in Franklin Township. They say two 18-year-old women were in the car at the time of the crash.

Following an investigation, the driver was arrested for operating while intoxicated.

She and the passenger were taken to UPHS-Portage for treatment of their injuries. After the driver was released from the hospital, she was lodged in the Houghton County Jail.

The Houghton Police Department assisted 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.