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Vehicle crashes in Portage Township

PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, MI--   A 66-year-old woman was taken to the hospital, following a single-vehicle accident in Houghton County. 

Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched Monday around 6:50 p.m. to Paradise Road near Pilgrim Road in Portage Township. They say the driver lost control of her vehicle and hit several small trees before the car came to a stop.

The woman was taken to UPHS-Portage for treatment.

Deputies say speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the accident. 

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.