Oxford Motorcyclist Dead After Crash on Lapeer Road Friday
Oxford, MI – An Oxford Township man died after the motorcycle he was operating rear ended a car on southbound Lapeer Road north of Metamora Road in Oxford Township.
The crash happened Friday at about 6 p.m. Eric James Willis, 58, when his 2022 Harley Davidson FLTRXST rear ended a 2012 Ford Edge being driven by a 23-year-old Rochester resident.
Willis was taken to the hospital by Oxford Township Fire Department paramedics where he died from his injuries. It was not known if Willis was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Speed may have been a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit.
The driver of the Ford and a passenger were not injured. Both were wearing seat belts.
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