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Police identify fatal motorcycle crash victim, question suspects’ immigration status

Posted 9:31 PM, August 4, 2014, by Ann Marie LaFlamme, Updated at 09:43pm, August 4, 2014
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HOLLAND, Mich. – Police have identified the driver of Sunday’s fatal motorcycle accident as David Achterhof, 57 of Holland.

The three people in the car that hit Achterhof are all in custody at the Holland Department of Public Safety being held for ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) as a result of their immigration status.
The crash happened Sunday around 9:05 p.m. on 32nd Street near Apple Avenue.

Police say a 1993 GMC Suburban was traveling East on 32nd Street near Apple Avenue and according to witnesses crossed the centerline causing a head on collision with Achterhof’s motorcycle traveling West on 32nd Street.

Achterhof was transported to the hospital where he died as a result of his injuries.

Police say immediately after the collision, two occupants exited the vehicle and fled from the area on foot. Officers tracked them down and took them into custody approximately a quarter-mile from the site of the crash.

The third occupant was also taken into custody.

Police believe alcohol was a factor in the crash and the Ottawa County Prosecutor’s Office is working with police to determine additional criminal charges.

According to his obituary Achterhof was raised in Hamilton on a family farm. He worked 23 years at Johnson Controls and was an active member of Calvary Reformed Church.

The obituary says Achterhof was married to his wife Tammy for 33 years, and was a father and a grandfather.
A prayer vigil will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Calvary Reformed Church, 995 E 8th St., Holland. Funeral services will take place on Thursday, Aug. 7 at 11:00 a.m. at Calvary Reformed Church.
Visiting hours will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 6 at Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home, 315 E 16th St., from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be given to Holland Christian Schools. http://www.langelandsterenberg,com.

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Police said a 30-year-old Holland-area man was drunk when he crashed the SUV he was driving into a motorcycle Sunday night, killing the motorcyclist.
Tribune Staff
Holland
Aug 7, 2014

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Eulises Mora-Hernandez

Eulises Mora-Hernandez was arraigned Wednesday in 58th District Court and charged with drunken driving causing death. He is lodged in the Ottawa County Jail on a $250,000 bond.

Killed in the crash was David Achterhof, 57, also of Holland.

Police said Achterhof was driving his motorcycle west on 32nd Street near Apple Avenue in Holland when the eastbound GMC Suburban driven by Mora-Hernandez crossed the centerline and collided head-on with the motorcycle. After the 9:05 p.m. crash, Achterhof was taken to Holland Hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries.

Mora-Hernandez was also charged with driving with a suspended license causing death and failing to stop at a fatal accident.

Police said the two passengers in the Suburban fled after the crash, but were later apprehended by police a quarter-mile from the scene. Police said all three occupants of the SUV are being held for the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a result of their immigration status.

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