BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan State Police Wayland Post troopers are investigating a fatal traffic crash that happened on Sunday, June 26, in Barry County around 1:00 p.m. on South Yankee Springs Road near Gun Lake Rd in Yankee Springs Township.
Preliminary investigation reveals that a trike style motorcycle was traveling southbound on South Yankee Springs Road near Gun Lake Road when a northbound Chrysler Aspen SUV failed to yield the right-away, before making a left turn into a parking lot,turning in front of the motorcycle.
Both the driver and passenger of the motorcycle were thrown from the trike. The male driver, identified as 59-year-old
John Meyer of Caledonia, succumbed to his injuries on scene.
The passenger, a 69-year-old female and wife of the driver, was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries where she remains in intensive care.
The driver of the Chrysler SUV, a 26-year-old Delton man, was checked by medical personnel as a precaution.
Authorities say helmets were worn by both occupants of the motorcycle and it’s unknown if the driver of the SUV was wearing a seatbelt and if alcohol/drugs were a factor in this crash.
Yankee Springs Rd was closed for several hours for crash investigation and clean up.
MSP was assisted at the scene by Michigan DNR, Barry County Sheriff’s Office, Yankee Springs Township Fire Department and Wayland Area EMS.
The crash remains under investigation.
