GAYLORD, MI -- The suspect in a fatal snowmobile accident was arrested Saturday in Gaylord after he attempted to flee the scene of the crash, police said.

Around 2:30 a.m., police were called to the scene of an accident on Trail 7 behind the Tractor Supply Company. Police found a Gaylord man, 38, unresponsive.

The man died at the scene.

Police officers then discovered the suspect in the incident had fled the scene on foot. Officers tracked the suspect by following marks in the snow and found him hiding a short distance away.

The man, 54, of Oakland, was arrested for operating while intoxicated causing death and for leaving the scene of a fatal accident.

A 40-year-old Gaylord man was also involved in the accident and is undergoing surgery for injuries sustained in the crash.

The identity of the deceased man was not released by police.