BURR OAK TWP. — A Sturgis man was killed in a crash in Burr Oak Township Saturday.
According to Michigan State Police, the incident occurred on a private property on Maystead Road in the township. Police claim the driver, a 60-year-old man from Sturgis, lost control while driving his motorcycle and struck a tree head-on. The driver was declared dead at the scene.
The passenger of the motorcycle was transported to Bronson Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver, according to police, was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, and drugs and alcohol are not believed to have been a factor. The crash remains under investigation.
Michigan State Police were assisted by the Burr Oak Fire Department and Lifecare Ambulance.