MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP, MI-- A Skandia man was killed in an early-morning traffic crash in Marquette Township Friday.
Michigan State Police from the Negaunee Post were dispatched around 5:50 a.m. to US-41 near Brickyard Road. Troopers say a Chevy pickup driven by a 51-year-old Ishpeming man struck a 36-year-old man from Skandia.
The pedestrian was severely injured and succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
US-41 was closed in both directions until approximately 9 a.m. as troopers investigated the crash.
The names of those involved are being withheld pending notification and further investigation.
The Marquette Police Department, Marquette County Sheriff’s Office, Marquette Township Fire/Rescue, and UPHS-Marquette assisted at the scene.
