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Skateboarder Struck by Vehicle, Suffers Critical Injuries

Posted at 2:21 PM, Jan 20, 2013
and last updated 2013-01-20 16:52:22-05

ALLENDALE, Mich. – A man from Allendale is listed in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle while he was skateboarding Saturday night.

The collision happened near the intersection of Linden and Leonard in Tallmadge Township around 6:30 p.m.

Deputies with the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department said 20-year-old Adam Finney of Allendale was on a skateboard heading south on Linden when he was struck by a vehicle also heading south on Linden.

Finney suffered critical injuries and was rushed to Spectrum Hospital for treatment.

The driver involved, a 28-year-old Coopersville resident, wasn’t injured.

Deputies say alcohol wasn’t a factor in the collision.  The incident remains under investigation.