Marquette, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – State Police from the St. Ignace Post responded to a fatal car-pedestrian accident late Saturday afternoon in Schoolcraft County.
Troopers say the accident happened just east of Manistique on US-2 near Walters Road in Manistique Township.
The victim was identified as 51-year-old Leigh Peterson of Manistique.
She was struck in traffic by a vehicle driven by a 49-year-old man from Cornell.
Peterson was pronounced dead at the scene.
The accident closed down a portion of US-2 for about three hours and the investigation is ongoing.