HANCOCK – A Calumet Township teen was arrested Tuesday afternoon after crashing his snowmobile into a tree on the Hancock-Calumet Trail, about a mile west of Grove Street, in Hancock.

Hancock City Police said that at around 2:17 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a report of a personal injury snowmobile crash. The driver, a 19-year-old male, was transported to UP Health Systems – Portage where he was treated for injuries sustained in the crash.

Hancock Police Chief Tami Sleeman said upon his release the driver was arrested and charged with two-alcohol related counts — Unlawful Blood Alcohol Level (UBAL) and Operating Under the Influence of Liquor (OUIL).

The suspect was lodged in the Houghton County Jail, said Sleeman.

The Hancock Police were assisted at the scene by Mercy Ambulance, Houghton City Police Dept, and the Houghton County Sheriff’s Offic