Suspected drunk semi truck driver crashes into Northern Michigan gas station, killing man, causing large fire

Baraga man pumping gas killed in fiery crash

Baraga County Gas Station Fire (WPBN)

L'ANSE, Mich. – A Baraga man died Thursday after a semi truck, which was driven by a suspected drunk driver, crashed into a gas station in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, causing a “large-scale” fire, according to WPBN.

The Northern Michigan station reports that a 43-year-old Baraga man was pumping gas in the city of L’anse when a semi truck crashed into the Holiday gas station. After being transported to Baraga County Memorial Hospital (BCMH), the man was pronounced dead.

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A store employee sustained injuries and was also transported to BCMH. Their condition is not currently known.

A store patron and the passenger of the semi truck were not injured in the crash, officials said.

The semi truck driver, a 22-year-old man from Illinois, was taken to the Baraga County Jail and is being held for operating while Intoxicated causing death. Their identity has not yet been released.