SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — A 30-year-old Dowagiac motorcyclist and his passenger were rushed to hospitals after they were struck by a car in Silver Creek Township.
It happened after 7 p.m. Sunday. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says 40-year-old Stephanie Pinkowski of Hartford was trying to turn into the parking lot of Lutz’s Drive In on M-152 near M-51 when she hit Charles Hammond’s motorcycle.
Both Hammond and his passenger, 24-year-old Kaylea Davis, were wearing helmets. Pinkowski was wearing her seat belt.
Investigators don’t believe alcohol played a role in the collision. The incident remains under investigation.