MECOSTA COUNTY, Mich. — A motorcycle collided with a deer, killing one and injuring another on Sunday evening, the Mecosta County Sheriff's Department says.
A couple from Stanwood was traveling westbound on 9 Mile Road near 50th Avenue in Wheatland Township around 5:32 p.m.
A deer ran in front of the motorcycle, causing the 51-year-old man driving to lose control. Both him and his wife, a 46-year-old woman, were ejected from the bike.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her husband was transported to Spectrum Health Big Rapids with minor injuries.
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