Chad E. Kiefer, 38, killed after failing to negotiate a curve on his snowmobile near Ewen in Ontonagon County, Michigan
Modified Date:
Tue, 10/06/2015 - 11:23amAccident Date:
Sunday, January 19, 2014Authorities: 38-year-old Indiana man dies after snowmobile crash in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Authorities say a 38-year-old Indiana man has died following a snowmobile crash in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Snowmobile crash claims life of Indiana man
Speed and alcohol are considered factors in the crash.
The Michigan State Police in Wakefield reported that Chad E. Kiefer, of Lafayette, Indiana, died when he failed to negotiate a curve on his snowmobile. The snowmobile left the embankment, hit the roadway, crossed M-28, and then continued across the road. The accident occurred on January 19 on Trail #8, east of Ewen in Ontonagon County, Michigan. Alchohol may have been a factor.
Type: Other Type of Accident
Topics:
SnowmobilePeople Involved:
Chad E. Kiefer
Roadway:
Trail 8County:
Ontonagon County, MIArea:
Duluth, MN-Superior, WI
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