Eaton County Sheriff’s Office Deputies report a personal injury crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV left the motorcycle driver, a 45 year-old Onadaga man, in a hospital with serious injuries.

His passenger, a 43 year-old-woman also from Onadaga, was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

Deputies said an 18-year-old Pleasant Lake man was driving an SUV south on Waverly at the intersection of Kinneville Highway Friday about 7:30 p.m. when he collided with the westbound motorcycle. He was not injured. Both riders on the motorcycle were wearing helmets.

Alcohol, drugs, and speed are not believed to be factors in the crash, which is being investigated by the sheriff’s office’s accident investigation team and its detective bureau. 

Deputies were assisted by Eaton Area EMS, Hamlin Twp Fire Department, Eaton Rapids Police, and Michigan State Police.  The intersection was closed down for about four hours.