LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MI – A two-vehicle crash that claimed the lives of two people Sunday evening, July 7, in Brighton appears to have been caused by a street race, according to ClickOnDetroit.
The fatal wreck occurred on a stretch of Old U.S. Route 23 at Loch Lomond Road, at around 6:40 p.m.
Michigan State Police said a trooper observed two motorcycles engaged in an apparent race and traveling at high rates of speed just north of Grand River Avenue. As the trooper tried to make a U-turn, he witnessed, from his rear-view mirror, one of the motorcycles colliding with the passenger side of a minivan, which had made a left turn onto Loch Lomond Road from the southbound road.
While the striking motorcyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, it was not properly affixed and did not stay on during the impact. Both the rider and a passenger in the van, a 64-year-old Fenton woman, were pronounced deceased at the scene.
Authorities said the second motorcyclist fled the scene after the crash.
An investigation remains underway, but alcohol and drugs are not believed to have contributed to the incident.
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