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Names in fatal accident released

NEGAUNEE, MI--   Officials have identified the individuals involved in a fatal crash in Negaunee Sunday.

City Police say just before 4 p.m. a van driven by Gerald Kippola, 69, of Ishpeming was eastbound on County Road.  The van struck a Chevy Impala driven by William Tull, 29, of Negaunee head-on.

Kippola was taken to UPHS-Marquette for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Tull had to be extricated from his vehicle by the Negaunee Fire Department. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

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.