Park Township, MI : Motorbike-rider injured in collision on Michigan Avenue near Parkville Road in Park Township on Thursday, 18th July 2019

A 17-year-old Mendon teenager received serious injuries Thursday when a motorbike he was driving was struck from behind by an SUV on Michigan Avenue near Parkville Road in Park Township.

St. Joseph County sheriff’s deputies said both the vehicle and motorbike were eastbound on Michigan Avenue when the crash occurred. Following the collision, bystanders performed CPR bike-rider until rescue personnel arrived.

The driver of the SUV, who fled the scene, was identified as a 24-year-old Three Rivers man.

Witnesses told central dispatch the driver had left the scene. They also provided a description of his vehicle. While deputies were on the way to the crash, they spotted the vehicle, a black Jeep, on Moorepark Road.

The suspect fled from deputies, but soon gave up and was arrested.

The teenager was taken to Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo for treatment of serious injuries.

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