It’s been a deadly past few weeks for motorcyclists in Oakland County, with yet another killed in a crash.
On Thursday evening, a 41-year-old Clarkston man died at an area hospital after he was hit by another vehicle on Telegraph Road near 12 Mile Road in Southfield while on this motorcycle, officials said.
According to Southfield police, emergency responders called to the scene shortly before 6:30 p.m. found the man lying in the roadway. Life-saving saving measures were administered and he was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
A preliminary investigation shows the motorcyclist was traveling south on Telegraph Road and the other vehicle was entering southbound Telegraph from a turnaround when the crash occurred, police said.
The investigation continues.
This is the seventh fatal motorcycle crash reported in Oakland County in recent weeks. According to local law enforcement:
• On July 6, a 42-year-old Waterford man died from injuries sustained in a crash on Sashabaw Road near Fowler Drive in Independence Township. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, emergency responders were called to the scene at approximately 11 p.m. after the man drove his motorcycle over the centerline, sideswiped a Jeep Compass and then was struck by another vehicle. The motorcyclist reportedly failed to negotiate a curve on Sashabaw Road, resulting in the crash. The victim was wearing a helmet, the sheriff’s office said.
• On June 16, a 40-year-old motorcyclist from Wixom was hit by a minivan while waiting to turn left from northbound Wixom Road onto Stratford Villa Way in Commerce Township.. He died eight days later from injuries sustained in the crash. His wife was a passenger on the motorcycle and was also injured. Neither the motorcyclist nor his wife were wearing helmets at the time of the crash, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.
• On June 18, a 32-year-old Redford Township man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a Ford Explorer at the intersection of Eight Mile road and Grand River Avenue in Farmington Hills. He wasn’t wearing a helmet at the time of the collision, police said
• On June 14, a 60-year-old Orion Township motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a car that had turned in front of him in Brandon Township. The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet. His passenger, a 12-year-old identified as his grandson, was wearing a helmet and survived.
• On May 16, a 57-year-old Saginaw man was killed after colliding with a car that turned in front of him in Commerce Township. He was not wearing a helmet.
• On May 1, a 66-year-old Orion Township man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car in Oxford Township. The sheriff’s office said it wasn’t known if he had been wearing a helmet, but family members told The Oakland Press that the man always wore a helmet when operating his motorcycle.