DELTA CHARTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLNS) — The Eaton County Sheriff’s Office said a 65-year-old man from Lansing was hit while walking in the roadway Friday morning.
The sheriff’s office said they were called to the accident on Saginaw Highway near Upton Road at 4:36 a.m.
A 45-year-old man from Grand Ledge was driving east on Saginaw Highway when he hit the man from Lansing who was walking in the roadway. The man was wearing all dark clothing, the sheriff’s office said.
The pedestrian was treated by Delta Township paramedics, but was pronounced dead on the scene.
The driver stayed on scene and is cooperating with the investigation, officials said. He was not injured and the sheriff’s office does not believe alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash.
According to Google Maps, the portion of Saginaw Highway near Upton Road where the crash happened will be closed until 3 p.m. while the crash is investigated.
If you have any information about the crash, you are asked to call Detective Johnson at (517) 213-6121.
