Justice · Sterling Heights crashSterling Heights crash leaves motorcyclist with life-threatening head injuriesWritten November 6, 2026 at 2:12 AM UTCWatchTranscript0:07A motorcycle struck a car from behind, leaving its rider with life-threatening head0:12injuries.0:13The forty-two-year-old Sterling Heights man was hospitalized in critical condition0:18Thursday afternoon.0:19His condition since then isn't clear.0:21Police are still trying to determine what caused the collision.0:24The crash happened at Sconehare Road and Carlisle Drive in Sterling Heights,0:29Michigan.0:30Police put the collision at eleven forty-four a.m.0:33on Thursday, November5.0:35The motorcycle and car had both been heading north on Sconehare.0:39The rider was on a gray Harley Davidson motorcycle.0:42A teenage boy was driving the other vehicle.0:45A black Honda Accord.0:47Police say the Honda slowed to make a turn before the motorcycle struck it from0:51behind.0:52That's their preliminary reconstruction of how the vehicles came together.0:56Investigators are still working out what contributed to the crash.1:00The motorcyclist lived in Sterling Heights.1:03He wasn't wearing a helmet.1:05And he suffered life-threatening injuries to his head.1:07Bystanders helped the injured rider while they waited for emergency crews.1:12Sterling Heights fire department personnel then arrived, and the man was taken to an1:18area hospital for treatment.1:22The forty-two-year-old rider needed hospital care.1:26The teenage Honda driver escaped injury and stayed at the scene.1:30He was reunited with his family and cooperated fully with investigators as police1:35worked to piece together what happened.1:37Police are seeking information from people who witnessed the collision.1:41Officer Halapi, with the Sterling Heights Police Department's Traffic Safety Bureau,1:46is the designated contact for information that could help investigators.1:50Police say speed may have played a part in the collision.1:54They're still investigating, and they haven't made a final determination about what1:58caused the motorcycle to hit the Honda.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
