By TruckCrash News Desk · Michigan Crash Coverage
What Happened
A 46-year-old man was hospitalized Thursday afternoon, July 23, 2026, after he was struck by a vehicle while fleeing from Kentwood police on a bicycle near Division Avenue South and 60th Street SE, according to the Kentwood Police Department as reported by WWMT Newschannel 3.
Police said officers tried to arrest the man, who had an outstanding warrant, at about 2:45 p.m. He fled on a bicycle, and officers pursued him on foot. During the pursuit, the man was hit by a vehicle driven by an area resident, according to the reports. He was taken to a hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
The Kentwood Police Department is investigating the attempted arrest and pursuit, while the Kent County Sheriff’s Office is separately investigating the crash itself, WWMT reported. Authorities have not released the man’s name, details about the vehicle or its driver, or any information suggesting the driver was at fault. No injuries to the driver were reported.
Reporting: WWMT Newschannel 3 and Michigan Legal Center, with information from the Kentwood Police Department and the Kent County Sheriff’s Office.
The Investigation: What Happens Next
Two parallel investigations are underway. The Kent County Sheriff’s Office is documenting the collision — the vehicle’s path, the point of impact, and witness accounts from a busy commercial stretch of Division Avenue. Handing the crash investigation to an outside agency is standard practice when a person is injured during a police action, because it keeps the involved department from investigating an incident connected to its own pursuit.
The Kentwood Police Department’s review will focus on the attempted arrest and foot pursuit, including body-camera footage if available. Findings from either investigation could take weeks to be released. The man’s outstanding warrant and any charges stemming from Thursday’s incident will be handled through the courts once he is released from medical care.
The Legal Picture
Who investigates when someone is hurt during a police pursuit? In Michigan it is common for an outside agency — here, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office — to investigate a crash that happens during another department’s enforcement action, so the collision is documented independently.
Does Michigan no-fault insurance cover a bicyclist hit by a car? Often, yes. A bicyclist injured by a motor vehicle may qualify for personal injury protection benefits under Michigan’s no-fault system, typically through a household auto policy or the involved vehicle’s insurer. Our overview of Michigan no-fault insurance explains how those benefits work.
What determines civil liability in a crash like this? Liability turns on ordinary negligence principles — who had the right of way, speeds, and reaction time — and can be affected by the injured person’s own conduct. General information about crash claims is available in our guide to how Michigan crash settlements work.
Nothing in this section assumes fault by any person involved in this crash, including the driver, who has not been accused of wrongdoing. This is general information about Michigan law, not commentary on an active investigation.
This Stretch of Road
Division Avenue South is one of the primary north-south commercial corridors on the south side of the Grand Rapids metro area, lined with retail plazas, restaurants and bus stops as it passes through Kentwood and Wyoming. The crossing at 60th Street SE sits near the boundary between Kentwood and Gaines Township, where five lanes of arterial traffic meet local streets that carry steady pedestrian and bicycle activity.
Corridors like Division Avenue combine higher vehicle speeds with frequent driveways and mid-block crossings, a mix that traffic engineers associate with elevated risk for people on foot and on bikes. The initial reports do not indicate whether roadway design played any role in Thursday’s collision, and the circumstances — a man fleeing officers — were far from typical bicycle traffic.
If You Saw This Crash
Anyone who witnessed the collision near Division Avenue South and 60th Street SE around 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 23 — or who has dashcam or business surveillance video of the pursuit or the crash — can contact the Kent County Sheriff’s Office or the Kentwood Police Department. Independent video is often decisive in reconstructing fast-moving incidents like this one.
- WWMT: Kentwood police chase ends after bicycle-riding suspect hit by vehicle — WWMT Newschannel 3 report
- Michigan Legal Center: Man hospitalized after bicycle chase ends in Kentwood crash — News summary of the incident
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