Winter Weather — Ontonagon, Michigan

2011-12-14 · Ontonagon, Michigan

Event narrative

A slushy mixture of rain and snow contributed to a fatal accident on US Highway 45 near Bruce Crossing at 11 am on the morning of the 14th. Michigan State Police in Wakefield reported that a 36 year-old Michigan Tech University student from St. Paul, MN was killed when the vehicle he was driving spun head-on into the path of a semi-tractor and trailer rig driven by a Greenland man. The Greenland man received minor injuries in the accident according to police reports.

Wider weather episode

A slushy mixture of rain and snow contributed to a fatal accident on US Highway 45 near Bruce Crossing at 11 am on the morning of the 14th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 358293. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.