78-year-old man dies in Emmet County crash
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and last updated 2021-04-20 20:16:14-04
LITTLEFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. â Authorities responded to a fatal crash involving one vehicle on M-68 in Littlefield Township yesterday.
The Emmet County Sheriffâs Office says a 78-year-old man drove west on M-68 in a 2018 Kia when he drove off the road and struck a utility pole.
Weâre told the man, identified as Bruce Ramsey of Alanson, was taken to McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital where he later died of his injuries.
The crash is under investigation.
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MDOT plans to rebuild US-31 from Indiana Road to south of the northern Milton Road/US-31 intersection, and M-68 from US-31 to the Crooked River bridge in the village of Alanson and Littlefield Township. This project will include sidewalk improvements, traffic signal improvements, access management changes to driveways and intersections along the route, streetscape improvements, carpool lot paving, and drainage improvements.