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Snowmobile driver crashes into tree in Iron County

CRYSTAL FALLS TOWNSHIP, MI--   One person is injured, following a snowmobile crash in Crystal Falls Township. 

State Police from the Iron Mountain Post were called Wednesday around 8 p.m. to Trail #16 near New Bristol Road. Troopers say the driver was westbound and lost control of the snowmobile. The machine hit a tree and ejected the driver, who was not wearing a helmet.

The operator was taken to Aspirus Hospital in Iron River for treatment.

Speed and alcohol are considered to be factors in the crash. 

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.