3-vehicle crash in Keweenaw

HOUGHTON — A three-vehicle personal-injury crash took place at 10:30 a.m. Friday on U.S. 41 near Broemer Road in Portage Township, the Michigan State Police Calumet Post reported.

A northbound vehicle driven by Jake Patchin, 20, of Lake Linden was slowing in the roadway to turn left when it was rear-ended by a northbound vehicle driven by Laura Denny, 19, of Munising. Denny’s vehicle was re-directed into the southbound lane and collided with a southbound vehicle driven by Kenneth Dorman, 68, of Houghton.

Denny suffered non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash and was transported to UP Health System-Portage by Mercy Ambulance for treatment of her injuries.

A citation was issed to the at-fault driver for violation of basic speed law-too fast.

MSP reminds people to remain attentive while driving and to allow for a great stopping distance as the inclement weather approaches during fall and winter seasons.

2 injured in Franklin Township crash

HOUGHTON — Two were injured in a two-car personal injury crash Thursday afternoon in Franklin Township.

Troopers from the Michigan State Police Calumet Post responded to the crash, which took place at about 1:17 p.m. near the intersection of M-26 and Coal Dock Road.

The initial investigation of the scene indicated an eastbound passenger car entered the westbound lane of traffic and collided with a westbound pickup truck pulling a boat and trailer. The pickup overturned and the boat became dislodged from the trailer coming to rest on Coal Dock Road. Both vehicles were extensively damaged.

The driver and the passenger of the car were transported to UP Health Systems-Portage by Mercy Ambulance. The extent of their injuries is unknown and the names of the involved parties will not be released until further information is gathered. The driver of the pickup was uninjured.

Fraudulent calls in Mackinac County

ST. IGNACE — The Mackinac County Sheriff’s Office is urging the public not to agree to anything over the phone or give out any personal or bank information following reports of someone calling residents and identifying themselves as a sheriff’s deputy.

The caller states they have a warrant for the resident and that they must turn themselves in or pay.

The sheriff’s office or jail will never call an individual on the phone and demand they turn themselves in or ask for money, according to a press release form the Mackinac County Sheriff’s Office.

Scammers have been able to make the call look like its coming from the sheriff’s office by cloning its number, making it harder to detect the fraudulent call.

If you are involved with a criminal complaint and you initiate the call, then the deputy may ask you for personal information as part of the investigation, but never give out this information if you did initiate the call. The office will also never call and ask for bond or bail money for your grandchild or relative.

The office encourages anyone who receives a call to simply hang up.