Man in his 60s killed in hit-and-run crash near Chandler Park
Update: The suspect in this crash turned himself in to Detroit police early Wednesday morning.
A in his 60s was killed in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday night while walking near Chandler Park.
Detroit police officers responded to an accident around 9:45 p.m., Tuesday, June 9, at Frankfort Street and Dickerson Avenue. Police found the pedestrian who had been struck dead at the scene and the vehicle that hit him did not stop.
The victim’s name has not been released. Police are still looking for the driver of the vehicle.
“What our city has experienced tonight is a tragedy that a man lost his life after being struck by a vehicle,” said Detroit Police Department Public Information Officer Jalon Nelson. “There’s a family now grieving so we want the publics help in helping us bring this person to justice.”
Police ask anyone with information about the crash to call the Detroit Police Department’s homicide unit at 313-596-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAKUP.
Michigan Hit-and-Run Laws
Under Michigan law, drivers involved in crashes resulting in serious injury or death generally must stop at the scene and remain there until they provide required information or report the crash as the statute allows. MCL 257.617 addresses crashes involving serious impairment of body function or death, and MCL 257.619 addresses duties such as giving identifying information and rendering reasonable assistance to an injured person.
Leaving the scene of a fatal crash can result in serious criminal penalties, including felony charges and license consequences.
Even in crashes involving only property damage, Michigan law can require drivers to stop, report, or provide identifying information depending on the circumstances.
Hit-and-run investigations often rely on witness statements, nearby surveillance footage, vehicle debris, license plate reader data, phone records, traffic cameras, and forensic evidence to identify the vehicle and driver involved.
Pedestrian crashes
must use reasonable care around pedestrians and must yield when required by traffic laws, signals or crosswalk rules. If an accident was caused because a driver failed to yield, was speeding, impaired, distracted or turning into a crosswalk, it could qualify as negligence.
The pedestrian’s conduct matters too. Crossing against a signal, darting into traffic, walking outside a crosswalk, wearing dark clothing at night, distraction and intoxication are all things that can increase a pedestrian’s percentage of fault.
Michigan uses comparative-fault principles. If a pedestrian is found to be partially at fault, it may limit how much they can receive in noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering. If the pedestrian is more than 50% at fault, they generally cannot recover noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering.
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