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Man killed in Drummond Island hit-and-run

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI--   The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident on Drummond Island.

It happened Wednesday morning on Water Street. Deputies found 71-year-old Thomas Gibbons dead in the roadway. Evidence at the scene indicates Gibbons was struck by a vehicle, which fled immediately after the accident. He died of injuries sustained in the crash.

The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information about the incident to call the department at 635-6387 or Chippewa County Central Dispatch at 495-3312.

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.