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Man dies in Houghton County motorcyle crash

PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, MI--   A Houghton man has been killed in a motorcycle accident.   

State Police from the Calumet Post say the incident happened Sunday around 5:30 p.m. in Portage Township between Dodgeville and Huron Town.  James Mewborn, 52, was test-driving a 2001 Kawasaki when he apparently suffered a medical emergency.  The bike ran off the roadway and struck a ditch. 

Troopers say neither speed nor alcohol appear to be factors in the crash. 

The Houghton Police Department, Michigan Tech Public Safety, and Huron Town 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.