Michigan State Police Trooper Dies in Motorcycle Crash
Source Officer.com News
A Michigan State Police trooper succumbed to injuries following an on-duty motorcycle crash Wednesday morning.
Trooper Timothy O'Neill was on patrol on his department motorcycle around 7:45 a.m. when he was involved in a crash near the intersection of Wolverine Boulevard NE and Belding Road NE in Plainfield Township, according to a news release.
The 28-year-old trooper was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
No one else was injured, and the crash remains under investigation.
"It is with a very heavy heart that I confirm the death of one of our own, Trooper Timothy O'Neill," Michigan State Police Director Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue said in a statement. "I ask that you please keep his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers in the difficult days ahead."
O'Neil enlisted with the Michigan State Police in January of 2014 and graduated as a member of the 126th Trooper Recruit School. He served at the Rockford Post his entire career.
He is survived by his mother, father, brother, sister and fiancé. He was set to be married on Oct. 7.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
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