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A man was injured in a rollover traffic crash in Portage Township late Sunday evening.
Houghton County Sheriff’s deputies were called out at 11:16 to Paradise Road, near Broemer Road. They determined that a southbound vehicle had left the roadway, crashed into four parked, unoccupied vehicles, and overturned.
The 56-year-old driver was taken by Mercy EMS to UP Health System-Portage for treatment of injuries.
Neither his identity, and the severity of his injuries, have been released.
A release from the sheriff’s office said that speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the crash.
The Houghton County Sheriffs Office was assisted on scene by the Houghton City Police Department, Michigan Tech Public Safety, Mercy EMS, Superior Service Towing and the Hurontown Fire Department.
