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One Dead In Car Vs. Motorcycle Crash

Posted at 3:23 AM, Sep 29, 2013
and last updated 2013-09-29 03:23:33-04

MUSKEGON COUNTY, Mich.- A motorcyclist is dead after he collided with a car.

It happened around 4 p.m. on Saturday at the intersection of McGraft Park Rd. and Glen Ave. The motorcyclist, 49-year-old Orlando Vela, of Norton Shores was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. He later died at the hospital. Police say he was not wearing a helmet at the time.

The car driver, a 36-year-old woman from Mount Pleasant was also hurt in the accident. She was taken to the hospital but released.

Police believe speed was a factor in the crash.