VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A motorcyclist who was fleeing from police was killed in a three vehicle crash in Van Buren County late Monday evening.
Michigan State Police at the Paw Paw Post troopers are investigating the fatal crash that occurred around 11:30 p.m. on M-43 near 30th Avenue in Arlington Township. The crash involved a Bangor Police Department patrol vehicle that was in pursuit of a fleeing motorcycle.
Their preliminary investigation revealed the driver of the motorcycle was traveling east on M-43 at a high rate of speed when they struck a vehicle, a Ford pickup, that was backing out of a residential driveway. The pickup was then struck a second time by the pursuing patrol vehicle.
The driver of the motorcycle, a 24-year-old Paw Paw man, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the pickup, a 58-year-old Kalamazoo woman, suffered only minor injuries.
The Bangor Police officer sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Traffic along M-43 was impacted several hours for the crash investigation and cleanup.
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