NEWS RELEASE
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE
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GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY – Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Traverse City Post were dispatched to the scene of a serious injury crash on Garfield Road near 3 Mile Road in East Bay Township on May 15, 2024.
Preliminary investigations revealed the incident involved a collision between an SUV and a motorcycle.
The SUV, operated by a 79-year-old man from Kalamazoo was reported to have entered Garfield Road from 3 Mile Road, intersecting the path of an oncoming motorcycle operated by a 64-year-old man from Traverse City.
As a result of the collision the motorcyclist fell from their vehicle, sustaining life-threatening injuries.
The driver and his 74-year-old passenger in the SUV did not sustain any injuries during the crash.
The operator of the motorcycle was transported to Munson Medical Center in Traverse City with life-threatening injuries.
The 64-year-old driver of motorcycle succumbed to his injuries sustained from the crash.
This incident is still under investigation, and it is unknown if alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash.
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