ONTONAGON COUNTY -- An Ontonagon man is dead after a vehicle crash on Monday.
According to the Ontonagon County Sheriff's Department, the crash happened on M-64, near Superior Way.
The driver, 35-year-old Steele Blue Veldman, went off the road to the right, lost control and then crossed to the left hand side of the highway. The vehicle overturned and went into the brush and Veldman was ejected.
He was taken to Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
While the crash remains under investigation, the initial findings show that excessive speed appears to be a major factor in the crash.
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