Crime & Safety

Semi Crashes Into UP Gas Station, Killing Man Pumping Gas

The man was transported to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead, police said. His name was not immediately released.

October 15, 2022

An Upper Peninsula man died after a semitrailer driven by a suspected drunk driver crashed into a gas station, striking the pumps and starting a fire, Michigan State Police said.

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The 43-year-old man from Baraga was pumping gas in L'Anse around 11 p.m. Thursday when the semitrailer crashed into the station about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of Marquette, police said.

The man was transported to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead, police said. His name was not immediately released.

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