Courtland Twp: one dead in motorcycle accident
COURTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A motorcyclist suffered fatal injuries late Friday night after colliding into another vehicle.
Kent County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to the area of ten Mile Rd. NE & Oakview Ave NE and arrived around 11:56pm.
Sheriffs say that an eastbound motorcycle driven by Taylor Miedema, 23, crashed into a westbound SUV driven by Dawn Batchelder, 49.
Miedema was pronounced dead on the scene.
Alcohol is believed to be a contributor to the crash.
thirty four comments
Christian
Hey guess what you dumb arse , he wasn’t buzzed th driver of the van was f*cking c*unt
Christian
Thank god your a p*ssy and don’t use your real name, telling some dumb shit like that get you hurt quick
Mariah
Very astonished FOX17 is keeping the vulgar comments. Is no one monitoring your comment section?
TheFoundingFathers
You might want to rethink that comment as the five deployments I have been through I would love to demonstrate you what REAL Ache FEELS LIKE. But beware when I’m done with you I’m pretty sure that your family or surgeons won’t recognize you anymore.
Five deployments. Good for you, that lifestyle was your choice. Nobody asks to get killed by an irresponsible driver… or for you to put in your heartless comments.
Micky
Again.. From the dude that can’t state his own name so quick to boast things you can’t back up.
Just becuz you did five deployments dont make you better then our friend who was loving a day on his bike..
What an ignorant comment when you don’t know the facts.. bootie
Greg Glass
Alcohol present or not it is still sad and everybody has somebody . The youthful man who crashed and lost his life was a superb boy , very loved and was not a ” inebriated” . Whatever the cause , whatever the reason it’s not something to speak about in a bold paper like manner. Accidents do happen and from the sounds of it the vehicle pulled out in front of the bike. RIP Taylor Miedema
TheFoundingFathers
Again another person that is using the “accident” word. May I remind you that consuming alcohol is NOT AN ACCIDENT!
Micky
Found father earnestly who are you? Standing up for the wrong person there pal. Do every one a favor and stop writing about something you clearly know nothing about.
kelly sawicki
Abandon hiding behind your fake title and get your facts straight!! She was toasted.. She spent the weekend in jail!! Look it up!!
TheFoundingFathers
Well that’s not what the report says…….
Phoenix
The report says that alcohol was a contributing factor not that the motorcyclist was tipsy. Asuumptions man.
Grant
You are an idiot. The driver of the SUV drove into his lane head on.
Mariah
The driver did not pull out of the driveway.
melissa
So very sad for all that are involved. Who knows who was buzzed the article doesnt say who
Mariah
You idiots clearly know nothing about fresh reports. Clearly he crashed into her vehicle. He was railing up and down ten mile road doing bike tricks. He was doing a wheelie when he hit her. Sad news all around, and the investigation is not over yet. How do we know he didn’t have anything, including drugs, in his system?
Braydon Foley
Mariah, I do not know you; you very clearly did not know Taylor. I’ve ridden with him numerous times as I too am a motorcycle enthusiast. If you did know him, you’d know that he wasn’t interested in gaining attention from “bike tricks”. He was a respectful rider, and more-so a respectful individual. Further more, the fact that you are bringing up what is in one’s system when they aren’t even around to defend themselves is pitiful. You don’t know what happened, but what I do know, is nine out of ten accidents involving bikes and cars, are the fault of the car’s driver. I personally have been in an accident in which I was taken out of my lane by a car. So please don’t judge because likely the SUV driver is at fault, and the results are that a family and many loved ones have a heart ache to shove through. I encourage all of those close to Taylor to find solace in each other, kill the hatred with goodness, and look to live each day with the affect that Taylor has made on your lives. Be good, be positive. RIP Taylor.
She clearly doesn’t know what she’s talking about either. Very first she said the driver never pulled out of her driveway. If she never left the driveway the accident never would have happened. Her vehicle was hit in the front after backing out of the driveway into oncoming traffic.