KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The name of the motorcyclist killed early Saturday downtown has been released by Kalamazoo Public Safety.
Investigators say, based on witness accounts, it appears 29-year-old Vito Sweitzer of Kalamazoo County was eastbound on Michigan Avenue and failed to stop at the light at Park Street. He was struck by a 51-year-old city resident driving a Toyota Camry northbound on Park.
Sweitzer was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Camry suffered broken ribs and leg pain and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The investigation remains open pending the results of tests.
