Man killed in motorcycle crash in Burr Oak Township

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Mich. -- A 60-year-old Sturgis man was killed after crashing his motorcycle into a tree in Burr Oak Township on Saturday night.

Michigan State Police responded to the crash, which occurred at a private property on Maystead Road.

Officials say the man was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The passenger of the vehicle was taken to nearby Bronson Hospital and was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The incident remains under investigation but neither drugs nor alcohol were suspected to be a factor in the crash.