PENTLAND TOWNSHIP, MI-- Three people were injured in a head-on collision in Luce County Thursday.
Michigan State Police from the Sault Ste. Marie Post and deputies from the Luce County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:30 p.m. to M-117 in Pentland Township. They say the northbound vehicle was driven by Eric Nalette of Newberry. The southbound vehicle was driven by Derek Orban and occupied by Jeramie Schultz, both of Alpena.
Troopers say Nalette and Orban were trapped in their vehicles. Schultz was able to get out on his own. Nalette and Schultz were responsive, but Orban was unconscious.
All three were taken to Helen Newberry Joy Hospital. Orban and Schultz were transferred to UPHS-Marquette with potentially life-threatening injuries. Orban remains in critical condition.
M-117 was closed to through traffic for about five hours. The crash remains under investigation.
