Friday, April 18, 2008

Moose Crossing

From the Mining Journal

LANSE — A Green Bay man was uninjured after a collision with a moose around midnight Thursday in Iron County’s Hematite township.State police from the L’Anse post said Jerrold Micolichek was driving his semitrailer north on U.S. 41 near Spies Road when he saw a moose on the right shoulder of the roadway. He slowed down to avoid the animal and a second moose came from the left shoulder. Micolichek could not avoid striking the second animal. The driver was uninjured, but his truck sustained major damage. The moose died on impact. A Department of Natural Resources office from Iron County took possession of the carcass.

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