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.
According to an MSP statement, 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 of 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.
