GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — One man is dead and another has been arrested following a motorcycle and vehicle crashed in Grand Rapids on Saturday morning.
The Grand Rapids Police Department said officers responded to Cesar E Chavez Avenue SW and B Street SW shortly after midnight.
Police say all four people in the vehicle took off, but in a coordinated effort with a Michigan State Police helicopter, officers were able to find the driver and one of the passengers.
The motorcyclist, a 21-year-old man from Wyoming, died at the scene.
The driver of the vehicle, an 18-year-old man with ties to Oklahoma, was treated at the hospital before being taken to jail. He faces felony charges.
The case remains open. Anyone with information is asked to call Ofc. Thompson at (616) 456-3320 or Ofc. Kohl at (616) 456-4513.
You can also email them at athompspn@grcity.us or tkohl@grcity.us.
