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Motorcyclist killed after deer runs into bike

ST. IGNACE TOWNSHIP — A man was killed after a deer ran into the motorcycle he was riding, State Police at the St. Ignace Post said.

The accident occurred Saturday at approximately 9:15 a.m. on southbound I-75 near M-134 in St. Ignace Township in Mackinac County. Troopers said a deer ran onto the roadway and struck the motorcycle, causing the crash. The driver of the motorcycle, a 57-year-old man from Kimball, Mich., was pronounced dead at the scene. He was riding alone on the motorcycle, and was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Drugs and alcohol are not believed to be factors in this crash.

The motorcyclist’s name is being withheld pending notification of the family members.

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