Howard Leach, 79, dies after crashing motorcycle into fallen tree, getting thrown from bike on Ingersoll Road in Springfield Township, Michigan
Fife Lake Man Dies in Kalkaska County Motorcycle Crash
Deputies say a truck was stopped in Ingersoll Road for a tree that fell on the road. That’s when Howard Leach, 79, of Fife Lake, swerved to avoid the stopped truck.
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