Macomb County Motorcycle Crash Kills 1

MACOMB COUNTY, MI — A 24-year-old Casco Township man was killed early Tuesday morning after his motorcycle crashed into a vehicle on County Line Road in Macomb County. The accident occurred shortly before 6 a.m. in Lenox Township, according to a Macomb County Sheriff’s Office news release.

A 911 caller told deputies the vehicle was unoccupied with its airbags deployed on Country Line Road near Americana Estates. Deputies arrived and found the 19-year-old New Baltimore driver just beyond the west shoulder of the roads in the woods. Police said he was disorientated and he was later transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Deputies also located the motorcycle and the 24-year-old Casco Township man also in the woods. He was dead at the scene and the motorcycle was heavily damaged. It is not believed that the driver was wearing a helmet, deputies said in the news release.

Macomb County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to continues to investigate the crash. Patch will update the story when more information becomes available.

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