PAW PAW TOWNSHIP, MI : A 76-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Saturday, October, 7th 2017
A 76-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash when he was ejected, the Michigan State Police Paw Paw Post reports.
The motorcyclist, identified by police as Richard Setty of Kalamazoo, died in the crash, police said.
It happened about 2:40 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, on Red Arrow Highway near Territorial Road in Van Buren County's Paw Paw Township.
Setty was westbound on Red Arrow Highway when he lost control of his motorcycle and was ejected, police said. He was transported by EMS to Bronson hospital in Kalamazoo where he died as result of injuries in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation, police said.
Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a car and its driver that was driving behind the motorcycle when it crashed.
Witness reports include seeing a tan colored sedan following westbound behind the motorcycle at the time of the crash, police said.
"This tan sedan may have played some role in the crash," police said in a news release.
The vehicle is described as being an older, four-door sedan with rust on the passenger side lower door area, police said.
The tan sedan left the scene westbound on Red Arrow Highway immediately after the crash, police said.
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Kalamazoo motorcyclist killed in crash, police seek help finding car