Man killed in motorcycle crash near Paw Paw

Corinne Moore
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ANTWERP TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A motorcyclist was killed in a Saturday evening crash near Paw Paw.

Around 11 p.m., deputies with the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office were sent to County Road 653 near 52nd Avenue SE for a motorcycle crash.

Responding deputies learned that a 47-year-old Paw Paw man had been riding southbound on County Road 653 when the motorcycle drifted onto the shoulder. The motorcyclist hit a mailbox, causing him to fall off the bike.

The sheriff’s office said that he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash and was found unresponsive.

He was taken to the hospital where he died, the sheriff’s office said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office at 269.657.3101, Crime Stoppers at 1.800.342.7867 or Silent Observer at 269.343.2100.

The crash remains under investigation.

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