Two seriously injured in Olive Township fire truck-motorcycle crash
A motorcyclist and his teenage passenger were seriously injured Tuesday night in a crash with a fire truck in Olive Township.
Troopers from the Michigan State Police Grand Rapids Post said the crash happened at about 8:46 p.m. Aug. 11 at Tyler Street and 136th Avenue.
According to the preliminary investigation, an 18-year-old man from West Olive was driving an Olive Township Fire Department truck west on Tyler Street and preparing to turn left onto 136th Avenue. Police said the truck turned into the path of an eastbound 1991 Honda motorcycle.
The motorcycle driver, a 34-year-old man from Wyoming, Michigan, was ejected and struck the fire truck’s windshield, police said. AeroMed airlifted him to Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids.
His passenger, a 17-year-old boy from Grand Rapids, was taken by ambulance to Holland Hospital and later transferred to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. Both motorcycle occupants were wearing helmets and suffered serious injuries.
The two people in the fire truck were not injured. The intersection was closed Tuesday night while investigators processed the scene.
Michigan State Police are investigating the crash. The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office, Olive Township Fire Department, AMR and AeroMed assisted at the scene.
Michigan no-fault and government-vehicle claims after a motorcycle crash
Despite governmental immunity applying to some cases, claims involving a public vehicle can still move forward. MCL 691.1405 establishes that a governmental agency may be liable for bodily injury or property damage resulting from negligent operation of a government-owned motor vehicle by its officer, agent or employee. Whether that rule applies depends on vehicle ownership, the driver’s relationship with the agency, evidence of negligent operation and other claim requirements.
Michigan Legal Center’s guide to Michigan motorcycle accident claims and no-fault benefits shows how these rules differ from those for people riding in cars.
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