A motorcycle rider succumbed to her injuries following a traffic accident on Wednesday night in Orion Township, as reported by the Oakland County (Michigan) Sheriff’s Office.
The incident occurred around 8 p.m. at the intersection of Lapeer Road and Morgan Hill Drive.
The rider, Jennifer Marie Billington, 48, from Lake Orion Village, was operating a 2012 Harley Davidson FLHX motorcycle northbound on Lapeer Road when a 42-year-old man from Royal Oak, driving a 2020 Dodge Caravan, failed to yield while entering the roadway from Morgan Hill Drive. The motorcycle collided with the driver’s side of the van, according to deputies.
Deputies performed lifesaving measures until EMS arrived, after which the victim was transported to McLauren Oakland Hospital, where she later passed away from her injuries.
Billington was wearing a helmet during the incident.
The driver of the van was wearing a seatbelt and thankfully wasn’t injured in the accident.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit is conducting an ongoing investigation.
