The collision shut down M-553.
SANDS TOWNSHIP, MI – A teenager was killed and at least two other people were injured Tuesday morning when two cars collided on M-553 in the Upper Peninsula.
Benjamin Johnson, 18, of Norway, south of Iron Mountain, died at the scene, Michigan State Police said. He was a front-seat passenger in a car driven by Marcus Trujillo, 18, of Fennville.
Trujillo’s vehicle was southbound on M-553 near Olsen Road just before 8 a.m. today when he lost control and drove into the path of a northbound vehicle, authorities said.
The northbound van was driven by Peter Anderson, 41, of Gwinn.
Both Anderson and Trujillo were taken to U. P. Health Systems in Marquette.
