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On Sunday, April 19, 2020, at about 5:11 p.m., the Eaton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two-vehicle accident on Lawrence Hwy at Stine Road in Carmel Township. A 2017 Ford Explorer was westbound Lawrence turning southbound on Stine. A 2009 Honda Motorcycle was eastbound Lawrence when the two vehicles collided. The driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene, and the driver of the Explorer was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Explorer was driven by a 56-year-old Charlotte woman. The motorcycle driver was identified as 73-year-old, Steve Etherton, of Charlotte. The accident remains under investigation by the Eaton County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau and the Eaton County Sheriff’s Office Accident Team.