PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A Michigan State Police trooper was seriously injured after crashing his motorcycle near Rockford, according to a police source.
It happened shortly before 8 a.m. near the intersection of Wolverine Boulevard NE and Belding Road NE in Plainfield Township.
The officer’s motorcycle was down in the northbound lanes of Wolverine Boulevard NE while the other vehicle involved in the crash was stopped in the southbound lanes before the intersection.
Michigan State Police is investigating to determine what led up to the crash, but authorities on scene told 24 Hour News 8 that early indications are that no citizen did anything wrong to cause the crash.
The trooper was taken to the hospital to undergo surgery. His condition is unknown at this time.