OAKLAND TWP. (WWJ) – Police have identified a person of interest in the hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a Shelby Township man on New Year’s Day.
Benjamin Kable, 22, was hit and killed by a light-colored BMW along Rochester Road shortly before 6 a.m. Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday they have seized the car believed to be driven in the hit-and-run.
An Oakland Township resident was identified as a person of interest, though no arrests have been made, as the case remains under investigation.
The BMW 3-Series sedan was found at a residence not far from the crash scene at Rochester Road and Whims Lane. Investigators said the vehicle involved likely had damage to its hood and front bumper, was missing the right front grille and a portion of the left front grille. The driver of the BMW fled the scene after the crash.
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Authorities said earlier this week they believed a woman of Asian descent in her mid-30s was driving the BMW at the time of the crash.
Officials say it was not known whether Kable was standing or walking in the roadway when he was hit. The speed limit where the crash occurred is 50 mph.
It is not clear whether Kable or the driver of the BMW were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Sheriff Michael Bouchard credited a concerned citizen with providing important information which led to the seizure of the vehicle.
“I knew the community would do everything they could to help us locate the driver involved in this tragic death,” Bouchard said, per a press release. “We greatly appreciate when people step up and I am optimistic that we are headed down the right path.”
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