Eaton Rapids Biker Killed When Pickup Cuts Him Off at Rural Crossroads

A 74-year-old Eaton Rapids man was killed Monday after his motorcycle slammed into a pickup truck that pulled into his path at the rural intersection of South Clinton Trail and East Bellevue Highway. Troopers say the crash happened in the afternoon, and the rider was rushed to a Lansing hospital, where he later died. The pickup driver was not injured.

State police: motorcycle struck pickup after it pulled into traffic

Troopers from the Michigan State Police Lansing post were called to the intersection around 3:50 p.m. Monday. According to a preliminary investigation, the motorcyclist was traveling north on South Clinton Trail when a 2026 GMC Sierra pulled from East Bellevue Highway into his path. The motorcycle, a 2010 Harley-Davidson, hit the pickup, and the rider was taken to UM Health-Sparrow in Lansing, where he later died. The pickup’s driver, also 74, was not hurt, according to WILX.

Police urge drivers to look twice for riders

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