Timothy Hearld, 43, killed, Joseph Brandel, 40, airlifted to hospital, after two snowmobiles collide in Luce County in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Modified Date: 
Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:53am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Michigan snowmobile crash kills 1, injures another.

Authorities say one snowmobiler was killed and another seriously hurt in a crash in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Authorities say one snowmobiler was killed and another seriously hurt in a crash in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Luce County Sheriff's Deputy Steven Kellogg said two groups of snowmobiles were riding a trail in McMillan Township on Wednesday afternoon when the leaders from each group collided at a sharp corner. Sheriff's officials say 43-year-old Timothy Hearld of Larwill, Ind., died at the scene. Forty-year-old Joseph Brandel of Milford, Ohio, was flown to a hospital in his home state with serious injuries. Kellogg says Brandel suffered multiple broken bones and fractures, but medical officials told him Wednesday night that Brandel was expected to live.
Topics: 
Snowmobile
People Involved: 
Timothy Hearld
Joseph Brandel
Roadway: 
Unknown

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