ISHPEMING, MI-- The driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal accident on County Road 550 has been arrested.
Austin Mitchell, 21, of Ishpeming was taken into custody Wednesday on a charge of operating while intoxicated-causing death.
Mitchell and his passenger—21-year-old Jacob Weslin of Marquette—were traveling on 550 in the early morning hours of March 25 when the vehicle left the road, hit a power pole, and rolled over. Weslin was killed.
No court dates are available at this time.