MICHIGAN — A 35-year-old Spring Lake man was killed early Sunday morning following a motorcycle crash involving a pickup truck in Crockery Township, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they were called to the scene shortly before 12:30 a.m. near State Road, west of 136th Avenue, for a report of a motorcycle versus car crash.
Investigators determined the motorcyclist was traveling west on State Road when a pickup truck, driven by a 39-year-old Kalamazoo man, was backing out of a private driveway onto the roadway. The truck was also headed westbound and had two passengers inside.
Authorities said the motorcyclist accelerated in an attempt to pass the truck on the right but collided with the front corner of the vehicle.
The motorcyclist was thrown from the bike and suffered significant injuries. Deputies said life-saving measures were attempted but were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver and passengers in the pickup truck were not injured.
The crash remains under investigation.
