Moped driver dies following Friday accident

May 11, 2013

AMBER TWP. — A 65-year-old Branch man died following a single vehicle crash Friday afternoon. The Mason County Sheriff’s Department reported that the man was traveling east on U.S. 10-31 near Stiles Road when he apparently lost control of the bike and fell of it.

The man suffered head injuries and later died at Memorial Medical Center in Ludington. His name was being withheld pending notification of the family. The sheriff’s department did not indicate whether alcohol was a factor or if he was wearing a helmet.

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