Two men were injured at about 9:25 p.m. Friday on Challis Road just west of Dorr Road in Genoa Township when their motorcycles collided.
According to a release from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, a 41-year-old Howell man on a 2021 Ducati Panigale was heading west on Challis Road when he began to slow where the roadway turns from asphalt to dirt/gravel. A 41-year-old Detroit man on a 1981 Honda CN750 failed to slow down and struck the first motorcycle.
Both operators were transported to the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor by Livingston County EMS. The Detroit man is in critical condition, while the Howell man is in serious but stable condition. Neither man was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
Alcohol does not appear to be a contributing factor in the crash, while speed may be. The road remained closed for approximately three hours for the investigation and clean up.
Deputies were assisted at the scene by personnel from Brighton Police Department, Livingston County EMS, and Brighton Area Fire Department.
This incident remains under investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Bureau.
