PORT SHELDON TWP., MI (WHTC) – Ottawa County authorities are looking for a driver who struck a motorcyclist between Holland and Grand Haven, then took off after the crash. 36-year-old Richard Medacco of Muskegon was struck about 9:15 Friday night on U.S. 31 south of Stanton Street in Port Sheldon Township. Sgt. Christie Wendt of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department says Medacco was riding his Harley-Davidson in the northbound lanes of U.S. 31 when a white passenger car coming out of the Michigan turn lane onto the highway struck the bike. Wendt says Medacco was ejected from his bike after the crash. The driver stopped briefly at the nearby Marathon gas station but then took off. Witnesses describe the vehicle as a white passenger car with damage to the front and/or passenger side. Medacco is being treated at Hackley Hospital in Muskegon for leg and back injuries. Anyone who may have seen the crash or has information on the suspect vehicle is asked to call the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department at (616) 738-4687 or Silent Observer at (877) 887-4536.
Story by Greg Chandler
