The Michigan State Police/Wayland Post is investigating a personal injury traffic crash that occurred May 18 at approximately 1:35 p.m. on northbound U.S.131 at the 64 mile marker near Wayland, a MSP news release said.

Initial investigation showed  that a pedestrian was in the left lane of U.S. 131, attempting to drag a large object out of the roadway when he was struck by a northbound vehicle.  
The pedestrian is a 61-year-old man from the Shelbyville area. His vehicle was found parked a short distance north of the crash scene.  

Wayland Fire/EMS responded to the scene. Aeromed helicopter eventually landed on the expressway and transported the man to Spectrum Health Butterworth in Grand Rapids.
 

Allegan County Sheriff’s Department, Wayland City Police Department and the Gun Lake Tribal Police assisted troopers.  Allegan County Central Dispatch 9-1-1 did an outstanding job coordinating responding emergency vehicles, the news release said. Northbound U.S.131 was totally closed for approximately an hour and a half.