GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Police are investigating a crash that closed a busy Grand Rapids intersection and sent one man to the hospital.
Grand Rapids police tell 13 ON YOUR SIDE it happened around 1:40 a.m. at the corner of Alpine Avenue NW and Leonard Street NW.
Investigators say a southbound car crashed into a motorcyclist at the intersection, injuring the man driving the motorcycle. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
GRPD says the crash is still under investigation, but the driver of the car was taken into custody and is believed to be at-fault.
The intersection was closed for several hours, but was back open to traffic as of 4:45 a.m.
Police believe speed and drugs or alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Thompson at (616) 456-3320 or athompson@grcity.us or Officer Kohl at (616) 456-4513 or tkohl@grcity.us. Tips can also be sent anonymously through Silent Observer at (616) 774-2345 or www.silentobserver.org.
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