Police ID Howell man killed in crash - Livingston Daily
Green Oak Township police identified the motorcyclist killed in a head-on crash Thursday evening as Donald Lee Thompson III. Thompson, a former Portland man who recently moved to Howell, was described in his obituary as a man who enjoyed playing “Call of Duty” and “Destiney” on his Xbox as well as restoring and working on cars, hunting, and fishing. Police said the 28-year-old former Portland man was operating a 2007 Suzuki GSX-R 600 motorcycle east on Emerson Drive “above the posted speed limit” when he “failed to properly control the motorcycle and negotiate a curve in the roadway,”... The pickup driver saw the motorcycle approaching and had almost slowed to a stop while attempting to avoid a collision, police said. The pickup driver, identified as a 49-year-old Howell man, was not injured in the crash. Green Oak Township firefighters as well as Livingston County sheriff’s deputies, EMS and the medical examiner assisted at the scene. Source: www.livingstondaily.com
