Elizabeth Johnston, 55, dead and Edward Johnston, 65, injured when motorcycle rear-ends pickup truck on Robbins Road in Grand Haven, Michigan
Woman killed when motorcycle crashes into pickup truck
A man and woman in their 60s rear-ended a pickup truck around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, at Robbins Road, a deputy told WZZM 13's Alex Shabad. The couple is from Louisiana. The woman was killed in the crash, and the man is expected to be OK with non-life-threatening injuries. Both were not wearing helmets.
Louisiana woman killed in Grand Haven Twp motorcycle crash
Edward Johnston, 65, of Vinton, La., was driving his 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle with his wife, Elizabeth Johnston, 55, on the back north on U.S. 31 shortly before noon Tuesday, June 21. He was distracted and did not notice traffic stopped ahead of him when he rear-ended a Chevy Silverado, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office.
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