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A snowmobiler was injured when he collided with a patrol vehicle in Ontonagon County.
The Michigan State Police Wakefield Post said the accident happened on Thursday around 7:00pm CST on Highway M-28 in Bergland Township.
30-year-old Kyle Dreckman from Iowa failed to yield at the intersection of the Bergland Access Trail (Trails 1 & 8) and crossed the highway in the path of a Michigan State Police patrol vehicle heading eastbound on M-28.
The collision caused the snowmobiler to be thrown from the sled. He was taken to Aspirus Ironwood Hospital by Beacon Ambulance where he was treated and released with minor injuries.
Troopers reported no injuries. The crash is still under investigation.
Assisting agencies were the Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Department, Michigan DNR, US Forest Service Law Enforcement, SONCO Ambulance, Beacon Ambulance, MSP Accident Investigator from the Wakefield Post, and MSP Accident Reconstructionist from Marquette.
