CALUMET TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WZMQ) – A Calumet man was arrested after fatally hitting a woman with his car.
At approximately 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, Houghton County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a car vs. pedestrian crash on Lake Linden Avenue near Hecla Street in Calumet Township. 48-year-old Holly Dollar of Laurium had been walking on Lake Linden Avenue when she was struck by a vehicle, which was being driven by 24-year-old Jorden Racine-Klarich of Calumet.
Dollar was transported by Mercy Ambulance to UP Health System – Portage, where she was briefly treated before being transported to UP Health System – Marquette. She died after arriving at the Marquette facility.
After the initial investigation, Racine-Klarich was taken into custody on suspicion of operating while intoxicated and causing serious injury. Criminal charges are pending until further investigation and lab results are completed.
WZMQ 19 will provide an update on any charges made if more information becomes available.
