3/28/2025

MARENISCO TOWNSHIP - At approximately 11:20 pm on March 26th, troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Wakefield Post and deputies from the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a single-vehicle rollover crash on M-64 in Marenisco Township. The vehicle was traveling southbound on M-64 when the driver lost control of the vehicle and rolled over.  The front passenger, a 45-year-old Bessemer woman, was ejected from the vehicle and passed away on scene.  The rear passenger, a 33-year-old Bessemer man, was treated and later released from Aspirus Ironwood Hospital for minor injuries.  The driver, a 57-year-old Marenisco man, was treated for minor injuries. After an on-scene investigation, the driver was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated Causing Death and was lodged at the Gogebic County Jail.  No further details will be released until the arraignment. MSP was assisted on the scene by the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department, Beacon Ambulance, Marenisco First Responders, and Gogebic County Victim’s Services.  The crash remains under investigation.