QUINCY TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – A Montgomery man was killed Thursday afternoon when his motorcycle was hit from behind by a car on U.S. 12 at Maple Road.
The Branch County Sheriff’s Department says the crash happened at 4:38 p.m..
They say 58-year-old Jed Vanhoosear of Montgomery was heading west on 12 and tried to turn his 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle south onto Maple Road when it was hit from behind by a 1999 Ford Mustang driven by 52-year-old Bret Waltke of Coldwater.
The impact sent both vehicles off the road.
The Sheriff’s Department says Vanhoosear was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene. Waltke was not injured.
The bright sun light was reported to be among the contributing factors in the crash which remains under investigation.
The crash shut down U.S. 12 between Briggs and Squires Roads until the early evening.
Sheriff Deputies were assisted by the Michigan State Police, the Quincy Fire Department, police departments from Quincy and Reading, Life Care Ambulance and the Branch County Road Commission.
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