UPDATE, 5/25 11 am-- State Police from the St. Ignace Post say Stephanie Maynard, 32, of Gould City was killed in the crash. The motorcycle driver, Andrew Loehr, 26, of Gould City remains in critical condition at UPHS Marquette. The driver of the car, Hunter Hutchinson, 21, of Newberry was not injured.
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PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, MI-- One person is dead and another in critical condition following a motorcycle accident in Mackinac County.
State Police from the St. Ignace Post say it happened Tuesday around 7 p.m. on Sandtown Road in Portage Township. Preliminary investigation shows that a motorcycle driven by a 26-year-old Gould City man collided with a vehicle making a left turn into a driveway.
The passenger on the motorcycle—a 32-year-old Gould City woman—was thrown from the bike and pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was taken to Helen Newberry Joy Hospital with critical injuries, then airlifted to UPHS Marquette for treatment. The driver of the vehicle was not injured.
Troopers say neither of the motorcycle riders was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, which remains under investigation.
