The Michigan State Police/Wayland Post are investigating a serious injury traffic crash that occurred Wednesday night on Norris Road, just north of 4 Mile in Prairieville Township in Barry County. 

Troopers were dispatched to a report of a crash involving a motorcycle at about 9:15 p. m.  The driver, Justin Ryan Skaggs, 33, from Battle Creek, was airlifted to Spectrum Health Butterworth in Grand Rapids by Aeromed.

The hospital social worker advised troopers that Skaggs was going to be taken off life support and was not expected to survive his injuries.

The Initial investigation shows that Skaggs appears to have struck a deer that entered the roadway in front of him.  Alcohol or drugs do not appear to have contributed to the crash. A State Police Accident Investigator was called to the scene and the investigation is continuing. Barry Township Police Department, Delton and Prairieville fire departments, Pride Care EMS, and Aeromed assisted at the scene.