NMU sophomore killed in head-on car crash Sunday in Emmet County

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – A Northern Michigan College college student was killed in a head-on auto crash Sunday in Emmet County.

NMU President Brock Tessman shared the information in an email to NMU learners and staff members Tuesday, declaring, “I am writing with large sadness and awful information. We have acquired that Carson Needham, a sophomore from Traverse Metropolis, died in a car accident.”

In accordance to the Michigan Point out Law enforcement Gaylord Publish, MSP troopers responded to a four-car or truck crash on northbound I-75 near mile marker 336 in Wawatan Township around 7:39 p.m. Sunday.

The MSP said a Jeep occupied by two males was touring southbound in the northbound lane of I-75. The Jeep crashed into a sedan occupied by 21-12 months-previous Needham of Traverse Metropolis and a 20-calendar year-old woman from Oxford. The passenger in Needham’s car was taken to McLaren Clinic in Petoskey. Her situation is unidentified at this time.

The driver of the Jeep, a 78-year-old gentleman from Indiana, was taken to St Ignace Hospital for non-existence-threatening injuries. The passenger of the Jeep was transported to McLaren Medical center in Petoskey for lifestyle-threatening accidents. He was afterwards stabilized.

Two much more cars also crashed, bringing the complete quantity of autos included to four. The occupants of the further two vehicles involved in the subsequent crashes sustained non-everyday living-threating accidents.

The crash stays under investigation.

Tessman said Needham was a communications experiments big with a slight in audio. He performed in the NMU Marching band drumline and was a percussionist in the Jazz Band.

In Tessman’s electronic mail, he also included available sources for NMU learners and workers to aid with the grieving process.

“Coping with this tragedy might be a lot more complicated as we are all even now grieving from the occasions that transpired at Michigan State University,” Tessman wrote. “We remind our campus local community that processing the thoughts that arrive from this and any tough news is critical to getting whole and effectively. Please use the sources obtainable to you to aid. Achieve out to your fellow learners, team, and school, and be there for 1 yet another.”

In accordance to Tessman, the methods offered contain:

Students can acquire guidance from the NMU Counseling Center ([email protected], 906-227-2980), and Health Advocate (855-384-1800)
Employees can reach out to Human Means ([email protected], 906-227-2330) or the Personnel Guidance Plan
The Dean of Learners Workplace can aid with challenges you may possibly have with programs
Additional sources for all are mentioned on the NMU wellbeing website

“Our hearts are with Carson’s household, beloved types, and good friends, who are now navigating unimaginable loss,” Tessman explained. “We will get via this together.”

Tessman said NMU designs to honor Needham by decreasing the NMU flag at a later on date.