DETROIT (WWJ) – A 44-year-old man has died after being hit by a car while walking along the Lodge Freeway in Detroit’s New Center neighborhood early Sunday morning.
Michigan State Police received calls around 1:45 a.m. reporting a man who had been walking in the left lane of southbound M-10 wearing all black clothing had been hit.
MSP officials say the man was near W. Grand Boulevard when he walked into the center lane and was hit by a Ford Fusion. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities did not say why the man was walking along the freeway.
The driver of the Fusion remained on-scene after the crash.
Authorities do not believe alcohol was a factor in the crash.
The victim’s name has not been released. While police identified the victim as a 44-year-old man whose last known address was in Detroit, troopers have not been able to contact his family.
The crash is still under investigation.