AMBER TOWNSHIP — A motorcyclist was seriously injured Thursday, Aug. 21, as a result of a vehicle crash at the intersection of US 31 and North Scottville Road. Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene at 3:49 p.m.
According to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, a 2010 Dodge Challenger automobile, driven by a 24-year-old Scottville man, was on Scottville Road and was attempting to make a left turn onto southbound US 31. The man apparently failed to see a northbound motorcycle, driven by a 60-year-old Manistee woman, and struck the motorcycle.
The intersection has experienced a higher volume of traffic due to a detour caused by construction in Scottville. The crash caused traffic backups.
The driver of the Challenger told deputies that he did not see the motorcycle due to several vehicles that were also northbound on US 31 that were slowing to turn right onto Scottville Road. As a result, the motorcycle struck the Challenger on the driver’s side.
The driver of the motorcycle received critical injuries in the crash and was transported by ambulance to Corewell Health Ludington Hospital. The driver of the vehicle reported no injuries.
Responding emergency crews included Mason County Sheriff’s Office, Scottville Fire Department, Custer Fire Department, and Life EMS.
Motorists traveling through the US 31 and Scottville Road intersection are encouraged to obey traffic laws and come to a complete stop and be extra alert about oncoming traffic.
The case remains under investigation by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Team.
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