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One killed in Soo Township accident

SOO TOWNSHIP, MI--   Michigan State Police are reporting a fatal traffic crash in Chippewa County. 

Troopers from the Sault Ste. Marie Post say it happened Friday around 9 p.m. on Mackinac Trail south of 3 Mile Road.  They say two vehicles crashed head-on. 

Two occupants of the northbound vehicle were transported from the scene for medical treatment.  One was taken to Petoskey, while the other was transferred to U of M Hospital.  The driver of the northbound vehicle later died of his injuries.

The lone occupant of the southbound vehicle was not seriously injured. 

The accident 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.