Witness: Motorcyclist killed in Newaygo County crash

9:41 PM, Aug 17, 2012   |    comments
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  • Elm Avenue and East 72nd Street, Croton Twp. August 17, 2012. (Courtesy Nick Surman)
  • Elm Avenue and East 72nd Street, Croton Twp. August 17, 2012. (Courtesy Nick Surman)
  • Elm Avenue and East 72nd Street, Croton Twp. August 17, 2012. (Courtesy Nick Surman)
  • Elm Avenue and East 72nd Street, Croton Twp. August 17, 2012. (Courtesy Nick Surman)
    

CROTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WZZM) - Authorities in Newaygo County are investigating a deadly crash involving a motorcycle. The accident happened around 5:45 p.m. Friday on Elm Avenue and East 72nd Street.

Witnesses tell WZZM 13 an SUV hit struck and killed a motorcyclist and after authorities arrived on the scene, one person left in the back of a police car.

Police have not yet officially released the condition of the motorcyclist, but the intersection was closed for more than two hours. It reopened around 8 p.m.

The crash remains under investigation.