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Man charged in motorcycle death

GWINN, MI--   A Delta County man has been arrested in connection with a fatal motorcycle accident in Gwinn. 

The Forsyth Township Police Department says William Henry Toyra, Jr. of Rock was driving a motorcycle on M-35 Saturday around 2:10 a.m. when he hit the outside of the Happy Hour Bar.  His female passenger was killed in the crash.  Toyra was injured. 

Toyra is charged with operating while intoxicated, causing death, punishable by up to 15 years in prison.  A preliminary exam is set for September 5 in Marquette County District Court.

The name of Toyra’s passenger has not yet been released, pending notification of family members. 

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.