Nine Injured In Four-Vehicle Traffic Crash

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    Marquette County Sheriff.
    Marquette County Sheriff’s Office

    Marquette, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office has updated information about the four-vehicle accident yesterday afternoon in Sands Township that injured nine people.

    Around 4:20 p.m., two pickup trucks had stopped in the southbound lane of M-553 to turn left onto Flodin Road.

    A third southbound pickup, driven by 26-year-old Justin Sleeter of Ishpeming, failed to stop and rear-ended the second pickup, driven by 57-year-old Steven Wallenius of Alpena, knocking it into the first pickup, driven by 61-year-old Dan Keller of Gwinn.

    Keller’s pickup came to rest in the ditch on the west side of M-553.

    Wallenius’ pickup was pushed across the centerline into the path of an oncoming pickup truck, driven by 67-year-old Bart Olsen of Marquette, that was towing a trailer full of scrap metal.

    The pickup and trailer rolled over and came to rest on the shoulder.

    Nine people, including four children from the Wallenius truck, aged 4 to 11, were taken to MGH.

    All were treated and released except for Steven and Phyllis Wallenius, who were admitted for observation.

    Sleeter was ticketed for Careless Driving and Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Insurance.

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