Woman struck, killed while walking on the Lodge Freeway, police say
A 24-year-old pedestrian was struck and died of her injuries early Friday on the Lodge Freeway in Detroit.
Emergency dispatchers started to get calls about 2:30 a.m. about someone who was walking along the Lodge, and then were notified that the person had been struck by a vehicle, the Michigan State Police reported.
When troopers arrived, they found multiple cars stopped along the freeway, and people standing around a woman who was severely injured.
Detroit EMS pronounced the woman, identified as a Canadian citizen from Montreal, Quebec, dead at the scene, state police said. Authorities have since notified her family.
The driver who struck the woman did not stay at the scene, but was located later in the day.
Michigan State Police said they worked with Detroit Police to obtain a video of the traffic crash. A license plate reader system then identified the vehicle involved. A search warrant was served on Friday. "The investigation is continuing and an investigators report will be submitted to the prosecutor for review," MSP said Friday afternoon.
The Lodge Freeway, also known as M-10, was closed at about 2:46 a.m. Friday between Chicago Boulevard / Hamilton Avenue and Clairmount Street for the investigation and emergency assistance, according to Michigan Department of Transportation reports. The Lodge was back open at 6:05 a.m.
Michigan Department of Transportation traffic reports .
Those who witnessed the crash or have other information are asked to call the MSP Metro South Post at 734-287-5000 or Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 800-SPEAK-UP.