A 19-year-old Chassell man is dead after the care he was driving collided with a logging truck Friday morning in Houghton County’s Portage Township. State Police say Alexander James Fisher failed to stop at the intersection of Denton Road and U-S 4, hitting the truck driven by 49-year-old Gregory Keranen of Pelkie. Fisher died at the scene of the crash at about 10:00 Friday morning.
Copper Country Man Dies In Logging Truck Crash
Nov 9, 2018 | 8:59 PM

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