Fatal Motorcycle Accident

A 26-year-old woman from Kalamazoo was killed on the afternoon of Saturday, October 15th, when she lost control of her motorcycle, failed to negotiate a curve on a state highway that passes through the park, ran off the road, and hit a tree. She was transported by ambulance to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The weather was clear and the road surface was dry at the time of the accident. The woman was part of a group of 20 motorcyclists riding through the park. A member of the group told the responding ranger that the woman was an inexperienced motorcycle operator, having just earned her motorcycle endorsement last spring.