‘He was a great guy:’ Kalamazoo father of three remembered after dying in suspected hit-and-run crash

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A motorcyclist died Tuesday after colliding with a hit-and-run driver on Gull Road near Nazareth in Kalamazoo Township.

Kalamazoo Township Police say Azariah Smith was heading east on his motorcycle when a Jeep turned in front of him. The driver left the scene, but police later found the vehicle at her home. No criminal charges have been announced.

Nicole Botiner was at a nearby Speedway when the crash happened and stayed with Smith until paramedics arrived.

Reporter Julie Dunmire asked what made Botiner want to step in and help…

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