IRON COUNTY, MI – A 60-year-old pedestrian was killed when she was struck by a vehicle Friday, Oct. 31, on US-2 in the Upper Peninsula.
The Iron County Sheriff’s Office said the victim, whose name has not been released, was struck by a car around 10:15 a.m. on US-2 near Idlewild Road, according to WLUC TV-6.
The driver, a 43-year-old Crystal Falls woman, was not hurt, WLUC said.
It was the second recent death of a pedestrian in the area.
On Oct. 20, a 25-year-old journeyman lineman, preparing worksite, was struck by a vehicle and killed in neighboring Marquette County.
Jack Rantanen was laying wire on the side of M-553 near Silver Creek Road when he was struck. He died at the scene.
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