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State Police investigate US-41 accident in Marquette Township

MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP, MI--   Only minor injuries are reported, following a two-vehicle crash in Marquette Township Wednesday.  

State Police from the Negaunee Post say the accident happened at the intersection of US-41 and Brickyard Road. 

A Ford Focus driven by Shannon Stieg, 28, of Marquette attempted to turn right onto the highway and pulled into the path of a westbound Chevy Trailblazer driven by Heidi Kievit, 21, of Negaunee. 

Stieg was taken to U.P. Health System Marquette with non-life-threatening injuries.  

She was cited for failure to yield.

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.