A nine-year-old Illinois boy was taken to the hospital after the motorbike he was riding was struck by an oncoming vehicle.
Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke reported Tuesday that at approximately 11:15 a.m. on Labor Day, deputies were called to the scene of a motorcycle-vehicle collision on East Lakeshore Drive in Silver Creek Township.
A 45-year-old Illinois resident, Dean Reidy, his wife Meghan and their four children had just pulled out of a driveway on East Lakeshore Drive heading north. Nine-year-old Illinois resident Jacob Wilhelm was traveling westbound from his yard on a 50cc Yamaha motor bike.
Wilhelm left the yard and traveled into the roadway and was struck by Reidy’s vehicle. Wilhelm was transported to Bronson Kalamazoo for his injuries. A helmet was worn by Wilhelm and seatbelts were worn by all in the Riedy vehicle.
