NEWS RELEASE
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE
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A 73-year-old man died after being run over by his tractor in Charlevoix County. On May 11, 2023, troopers from the Michigan State Police Gaylord Post responded
to a farm in Melrose Township, Charlevoix County for an unresponsive male. When troopers arrived, they observed the male on the ground with numerous injuries and an International tractor with a John Deere planter crashed into the woods approximately 200 yards away.
Based on the investigation, the male was identified as 73-year-old, James Sterly, from Petoskey. Troopers observed numerous tools and a step stool near his body. It is believed that he was attempting to start the machine when he was run over by the tractor.
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