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Vehicle, trailer crash in Ontonagon Township

ONTONAGON TOWNSHIP, MI--   The Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office has ticketed a driver following a crash in Ontonagon Township. 

Deputies say it happened Sunday around 3:20 a.m. at the intersection of Firesteel and Strang roads. Chad Sharkey of Chanttassen, Minnesota was pulling a trailer with an ORV on Firesteel when he lost control of the trailer while negotiating a curve. The vehicle and trailer went into the ditch and struck several small trees and a utility pole.

The vehicle was extensively damaged. No injuries were reported.

Sharkey was cited for leaving the scene of an accident and failure to report an 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.