One killed, one injured in U.S. 2 crash near Crystal Falls

One person died and another was injured when a pickup towing a trailer collided with a car Thursday, Nov. 5.

Iron County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to U.S. 2 near Pentoga Trail in Crystal Falls Township around 12:26 p.m. The pickup was heading east and the car was heading west, according to the sheriff's office.

The car's only occupant was pronounced dead at the scene. An occupant of the pickup was taken to Aspirus Iron River Hospital for treatment of crash injuries.

Both lanes of U.S. 2 between Bates-Amasa Road and U.S. 141 were closed for several hours but have reopened. The sheriff's office was investigating the cause of the crash.

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The personal representative of the deceased person's estate brings a Michigan wrongful death lawsuit. That person acts for the estate, even when surviving relatives are seeking compensation.

Michigan's wrongful death law requires another person's wrongful act, negligence or fault to have caused the death. The deceased person must also have been entitled to recover damages had they survived.

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