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Bicyclist killed in Holland Twp. traffic crash identified By Peg McNichol
Feb 18, 2021 2:48 PM
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) Holland resident Jeffrey Green, 42, is the name of the man killed in a traffic crash on southbound Waverly Avenue near East Eighth Street in Holland Township just after 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.
Mr. Green was bicycling south on Waverly when he was was struck by a vehicle from behind, then hit by a second car. He was pronounced dead at Holland Hospital shortly after the crash, according to Ottawa County Sheriff’s Sgt. Michael VanDenBosch.
Police investigators found that Mr. Green’s bicycle didn’t have a functioning light at the back of his bicycle, and he was not wearing a bike helmet.
By Peg McNichol
Jan 18, 2021 6:57 AM
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) A 38-year-old woman from St. Clair, MI, and her 4-year-old daughter were hurt when their sled crashed into a tree, according to Ottawa County Sheriff’s Lt. Michael VandenBosch.
The crash happened at Van Buren Street Dunes Sunday morning, Jan. 17, 2021. Port Sheldon Township police used an ATV to rescue the woman. She went by ambulance to an area hospital with injuries police characterized as serious, but not life-threatening. Her daughter was treated at the scene for what police called minor injuries.
The woman and her daughter had been visiting family members in the Holland area, according to VandenBosch.