June 8, 2023 at 1:56 p.m.

Authorities identify man killed in Highway 45 rollover


By River News Staff-

The Oneida County sheriff's office has released the name of the Michigan man killed in a one-vehicle rollover on State Highway 45 on June 1.

According to the sheriff's office, a call came in at approximately 5:20 p.m. June 1 reporting one-vehicle rollover accident on Highway 45, north of County Highway C, in the Town of Piehl.

"It was reported that the male driver of the vehicle was ejected, and was unresponsive but breathing,"according to press release issued by sheriff's captain Tyler Young. "After medical personnel attempted life-saving measures a 60-year-old male from Ontonagon, Mich. was pronounce deceased."

On Monday, the sheriff's office announced that the deceased was Michael E. Fortner of Ontonagon.

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