Petoskey, MI : Harbor Springs woman dies in crash with semi in Emmet County’s Bear Creek Township on Tuesday, July 19, 2016

A 77-year-old Harbor Springs woman died from injuries she sustained when the passenger car she was driving collided with a semi truck in Emmet County’s Bear Creek Township Tuesday.

In a news release issued late Tuesday, Michigan State Police officials identified the deceased woman as Mary Carraway.

The crash happened at about 3:20 p.m. at the intersection of Mitchell and Boyer roads.

Carraway was driving a red Ford passenger car and was attempting to turn left off Boyer Road onto eastbound Mitchell Road when she traveled into the path of a semi truck driven by Kevin Spierling, 39, of Carp Lake.

The semi, owned by Spierling Trucking and Excavating of Pellston, was pulling an empty equipment-hauling trailer. Spierling was not injured in the crash.

Carraway who was the only occupant of the passenger car, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

Emergency crews closed Mitchell Road from Mitchell Park Drive to Alcan Road for more than two hours while police conducted their investigation.

Troopers were assisted at the scene by the Resort/Bear Creek Fire Department, Emmet County EMS, the Emmet County Sheriff’s Department, Emmet County Road Commission, Emmet County Victim Services Unit, the Michigan State Police Motor Carrier division and Conway Towing.

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Harbor Springs woman dies in crash with semi Tuesday