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Illinois man killed in Bessemer Township crash

BESSEMER TOWNSHIP, MI--   The Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Bessemer Township over the weekend.

Deputies say Donald Houghton, 63, of Lake Villa, Illinois was driving on Chaney Lake Road when his vehicle left the roadway and struck several trees.

The accident was found by a passing motorist early Saturday morning, but officials believe it happened sometime Friday night.

Michigan State Police, the Wakefield Fire Department, and the Bessemer Township Fire Department 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.