Kalamazoo, MI (October 14, 2023) - Further details have been released after a pedestrian was hit and killed by a passing vehicle on Friday morning in Kalamazoo, police said.
At about 4:50 a.m., the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers responded to a reported car-pedestrian crash in the 1600 block of Riverview Drive in Kalamazoo.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later, said Jay Shatara, KDPS public information officer. The circumstances surrounding what led up to the crash are currently unknown, Shatara said.
The victim’s name was not released, and age and gender were not immediately available at the time of publication. Riverview Drive was closed to traffic for about five hours after the crash, according to the KDPS Facebook page.
Our deepest condolences are with the deceased victim's family.