Motorcyclist Killed in Bloomfield Township Crash

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI — A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with on Hickory Grove Monday afternoon, Bloomfield Township police said.

The motorcyclist, a 37-year-old Garden City man, was westbound on his 2003 Suzuki about 3:30 p.m. when he crashed with a 2013 Ford Fiesta crossing Hickory Grove from Chickering Lane, according to a statement.

The motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Ford, a 25-year-old resident of Waterford, was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the incident, Sgt. Kim Comerford of the Traffic Investigations Unit said.

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Members of the Southeast Oakland County Crash Investigations Team assisted the Bloomfield Township Traffic Investigations Unit with the on-scene investigation.

The investigation is continuing, and police are seeking information from anyone who witnessed the crash to contact the Traffic Investigations Unit at (248) 433-7749.

The fatal accident was the second Monday involving a motorcycle. A 21-year-old Southfield resident was killed just after midnight Monday when the motorcycle she was riding on struck a passenger vehicle from behind on the Southfield Freeway.

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