UPDATE: The victim has been identified as Jeffrey Scott Vashaw, 57, of Marquette. The driver of the Ford was Joseph Mueller of Gwinn. The driver of the Sierra was Richard Goodney of Marquette.
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MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP, MI-- One person was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Marquette Township Thursday.
The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched around 4 p.m. to County Road 550 near Compeau Creek. Deputies say a 57-year-old Marquette man was northbound in a Buick Lacrosse when he crossed the centerline and struck a southbound GMC Sierra driven by a 67-year-old Marquette man. The Lacrosse continued northbound in the southbound lane and hit a Ford F550 driven by a 34-year-old Gwinn man. All three vehicles sustained heavy damage.
The driver of the Lacrosse was taken to UPHS-Marquette, where he was pronounced dead. The other two drivers refused medical treatment at the scene.
Marquette Township Fire and EMS, UPHS EMS and Michigan State Police assisted at the scene.
