MELSTRAND, MI-- The Alger County Sheriff’s Office is investigating another car/snowmobile accident.
It happened Saturday around 9:50 a.m. on H-58, approximately two miles east of Melstrand.
Officials say Travis Ross, 37, of Charlotte, was driving eastbound at a high rate of speed when he struck a snowmobile trailer being towed by a pickup truck. Ross was ejected from his machine and landed about 100 feet from the point of impact.
Ross was taken to UPHS-Marquette, where he remains in stable condition.
Deputies say excessive speed and careless operation are the main contributing factors to the accident.
