GH man injured in motorcycle accident

Sat, Oct 11, 2008    to del.icio.us

A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash near Grand Valley State University in Allendale early this morning.

According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Michael Wieringa, John Kaminski, 23, of Grand Haven was driving his motorcycle south on 48th Avenue approaching West Campus Drive around 2:15 a.m. when he struck a vehicle that was northbound on 48th street and turning left onto West Campus Drive.

The driver of the vehicle, Ryan Meuller, 22, of Owosso, didn't see the motorcycle coming and turned in front of it, Wieringa said. Kaminski was thrown from the motorcycle and landed on the side of the road.

He was taken by ambulance to Spectrum Health, Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids with serious injuries, police said.

Hospital officials listed Kaminski in fair condition this evening.

Meuller was uninjured in the crash, police said.