Motorcyclist avoids serious injury after colliding with deer.

Motorcyclist avoids serious injury after colliding with deer.

LEAVITT TOWNSHIP — A 41-year-old Walkerville man avoided serious injury after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a deer on 198th Avenue Tuesday, July 19, at 10:30 p.m., said Lt. Shane Hasty of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office.

The motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet, suffered some road rash and a cut on his head, said Hasty. A friend transported him to Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial in Fremont for treatment.

Other recent police activity in Oceana County includes:

Friday, July 15, 2022:

• 1 a.m., (Michigan State Police), a 29-year-old Fremont man was cited for operating without insurance, Maple Island Road, Greenwood Township.
• 8:30 a.m., (MSP), a 56-year-old Shelby woman was cited for operating without insurance, Oceana Drive near Baker Road, Shelby Township.
• 11:30 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), malicious destruction of property, a 2-liter bottle was thrown through a window of a mobile home, Highlander Trailer Park, Oceana Drive and Monroe Road, Weare Township.

Saturday, July 16, 2022:

• 2:45 p.m., (OCSO), a 32-year-old Fremont man was arrested for violating a personal protection order, East Roosevelt Road, Greenwood Township.

Sunday, July 17, 2022:

• 10:30 a.m., (OCSO), a 53-year-old Hart man was arrested for violating a bond condition, West Tyler Road, Hart Township.

Monday, July 18, 2022:

• 8:30 p.m., (OCSO), a 29-year-old Kalamazoo woman was arrested for second-offense operating while intoxicated, East Ferry Street, Ferry Township.

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