.png)
– Contributed photo from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office.
Black bear killed after colliding with truck near Hesperia.
#OceanaCountyNews
#Hesperia
GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — A young black bear believed to be male died Saturday afternoon, Sept. 2, after running out into traffic on Maple Island Road south of Garfield Road, near Hesperia.
The bear struck a 2001 Ford F350 pickup truck driven by James Hill Harris, 51, of Muskegon, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report.
Harris was northbound shortly after 4:30 p.m. when the bear ran out onto the roadway, the report states. Neither Harris nor his passenger, a 26-year-old Muskegon man, were injured in the crash. However, the pickup truck was damaged.
This story is copyrighted © 2017, all rights reserved by Media Group 31, LLC, PO Box 21, Scottville, MI 49454. No portion of this story or images may be reproduced in any way, including print or broadcast, without expressed written consent.
.jpg)