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Minor injuries reported in Crossroads-area crash

SANDS TOWNSHIP, MI--   One person was taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle accident in Sands Township near the Crossroads.  

Marquette County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched Wednesday around 1:40 p.m. to M-553.  They say Stephanie Lukkonen, 19, of Gwinn turned left in front of a vehicle driven by Ethan Ledford, 19, of Marquette.

Lukkonen complained of a sore neck and was taken to UP Health System Marquette for treatment. 

She was found to be at fault in the accident and ticketed for failure to yield.

Michigan State Police and Sands Township Fire/EMS 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.