<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0Nd2Ue_0vkRp6WX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Nd2Ue_0vkRp6WX00" width="1320" height="743" ><p>ANTRIM COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The motorcycle rider killed on Monday when a semi-truck driver failed to stop at the intersection of Alden Highway and Bailey Road in Antrim County has been identified.</p><p>Traverse City Firefighters L646 identified him as Daniel Patton and said he was a veteran paramedic in northern Michigan.</p><ul><li><b>Obituary:</b>Daniel Y. Patton</li></ul><p>“Mr. Patton was a well-respected paramedic that served northwest Michigan for the past 25 years. He responded and cared for patients in the City of Traverse City for many of those years. He was dedicated to helping others and had a great personality,” the fire department said. “L646 firefighters want to offer our deepest condolences to Dan’s family, friends, and co-workers. May he rest in peace.”</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTCfirefighters%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02HxsLZxRGnmBGuQyVqowJaEgNCF1ssftuwDsuX1KuJf9q419ewhhTMRJLJogiAEFZl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" style="width:100%; height:100%; position:relative; border:none; overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBTFR9%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02sUbDAGqBkcf6EkrHiAuEgptGG5cnCq9vTzehxkwYtSBRWaTPt4kz2wEk5cyxK38Vl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" style="width:100%; height:100%; position:relative; border:none; overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe></div><p>Patton was traveling eastbound on Alden Highway on a Harley Davidson motorcycle.</p><p>At the same time, a semi-truck driven by a 61-year-old Wyoming, Michigan, man was traveling southbound on Bailey Road.</p><p>The driver of the semi-truck "failed to stop at the stop sign" and "drove into the path of the motorcycle," Antrim County Sheriff Kevin Hoch said in a statement.</p><ul><li><b>Previous coverage:</b>Motorcyclist dead after semi-truck drives past stop sign in Antrim County</li></ul><p>The motorcycle struck the side of the semi-truck.</p><p>Patton was wearing a helmet. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured and "alcohol was not a factor in the crash," according to the sheriff’s office.</p></div></body>

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ANTRIM COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The motorcycle rider killed on Monday when a semi-truck driver failed to stop at the intersection of Alden Highway and Bailey Road in Antrim County has been identified. Traverse City Firefighters L646 identified him as Daniel Patton and said he was a veteran paramedic in...