Motorcyclist seriously injured

September 8, 2015

benedicts_springstead_police2The police news is sponsored by Benedict-Shilander Collision, now located at 5851 W. U.S. 10 behind Family Video; 231-843-4181 and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.

PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — A 47-year-old Muskegon man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Sunday, Sept. 6, at 3:35 p.m. on the northbound lane of the US-31 freeway near the Chauvez Road overpass, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole.

He failed to make a curve, and his 1996 Harley Davidson entered the grass median and overturned, ejecting him from the bike. He was transported to Spectrum Health/Ludington Hospital by Life EMS and then flown to Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids by AeroMed.

Other local law enforcement activity over the weekend, Sept. 4-7, includes:

Friday, Sept. 4, 2015:

4:47 p.m., (MCSO), two.-vehicle crash, no injuries, US-31 and Johnson Road, Amber Twp.

7:26 p.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, E. Young Road, Branch Twp.

9:30 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, US-31 Freeway near Pere Marquette Hwy., Summit Twp.

Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015:

7:05 a.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, South Main Street, City of Scottville.

7:28 a.m., (MCSO), larceny of an undisclosed amount of cash taken from a business, 5400 block of W. US-10, PM Twp.

8:48 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, US-31 near Scottville Road, Amber Twp.

9:43 p.m., (MCSO), a 40-year-old Hessel, Mich. man was arrested for third-degree retail fraud and a warrant is being requested for a 39-year-old Hessel, Mich. woman following an investigation at Walmart, 4800 block of W. US-10, PM Twp.

Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015:

1:45 a.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, 2000 block of W. US-10/31, Amber Twp.

10:30 a.m., (MCSO), a 26-year-old Pentwater man was cited for failure to report a collision and driving while license suspended (DWLS) following a crash, Hansen Road near Benson Road, Branch Twp.

– 11:15 a.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), a 24-year-old Shelby woman was arrested for DWLS and no insurance, US-31 off-ramp at PM Hwy., PM Twp.

2 p.m., (MCSO), damaged property call, 3000 block of Piney Ridge Road, Hamlin Twp.

10:16 p.m., (MCSO), breaking and entering to residence, 8500 block of N. Quarterline Road, Grant Twp.

Monday, Sept. 7, 2015: 

1:07 a.m., (MCSO), a 47-year-old Ludington man was cited for DWLS, and his 67-year-old passenger was cited for possession of open intoxicants following a traffic stop, Jebavy Drive and Dewey Road, Hamlin Twp.

7:12 a.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, 3200 block of Free Soil Road, Free Soil Twp.

9:43 a.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injuries, Washington and Porter roads, Logan Twp.

11:40 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, Meisenheimer and Schwass roads, Riverton Twp.

12:18 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injuries, US-31 and US-10, Amber Twp.

12:42 p.m., (MCSO), a 42-year-old Eaton Rapids man was arrested at Walmart, 4800 block of W. US-10, PM Twp., on charges of probation violation and retail fraud after deputies responded to a retail fraud complaint. He was wanted on warrants out of Ingham and Clinton counties.

Area Churches

Subscribe to MCP via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this site and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 22,114 other subscribers