ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Two recent accidents in Barry County’s Orangeville Township remain under investigation. One person has now died from injuries in a weekend motorcycle crash and Wednesday night, two were injured, one critically in a crash involving a pick-up truck.
Authorities gave an update Wednesday regarding a Saturday evening crash on 9 Mile Rd. near Marsh Rd. in Orangeville Township. 28-year-old Riley James Campbell of Portage was traveling eastbound when he lost control of his motorcycle and left the roadway. He was ejected off the bike and struck a tree.
Campbell was unresponsive when emergency crews arrived and had to be airlifted to a hospital for treatment. He died from his injuries on Wednesday. Investigators say he was not wearing a helmet and they believe alcohol was a factor in the crash.
Wednesday evening, two people were injured, one with critical injuries, in a one-vehicle crash in Barry County. Sheriff’s deputies responded to Guernsey Lake Rd. near S. Norris Rd. in Orangeville Township at around 10:45. A pick-up truck had been traveling east when it left the roadway to the right and struck a tree.
Occupants included a 32-year-old man from Delton and a 32-year-old woman from Nashville. The female was airlifted to an area hospital and is last reported in critical condition. The male driver was transported by ambulance to an area hospital.
His condition has not been reported and authorities are still trying to determine what caused the truck to leave the roadway.
