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Fatal crash in Menominee County

HARRIS TOWNSHIP, MI--   An elderly Menominee County man has been killed in a traffic accident in Harris Township.

State Police from the Gladstone Post say it happened Thursday around 8:30 p.m. on US2/41 west of the 557 intersection. 

Witnesses say a westbound pickup truck driven by Wayne Miller, 84, of Spaulding crashed into the back of a tractor trailer that was making a left turn into a private drive.  Miller was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of the semi, a 52-year-old from Wilson, MI, was not injured.

Troopers say alcohol was not a factor in the accident, which remains under investigation.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to call State Police at 906-428-4412.  

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.