KALAMAZOO (WWJ) – A young woman has died after being hit by a car early Saturday morning near the campus of Western Michigan University.
The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety announced that 21-year-old Kaylee Gansberg of Lisle, Illinois, was hit around 2:30 a.m. Saturday near W. Michigan Avenue and Howard Street.
Gansberg, who was a student at WMU, died later Saturday, according to a report from WOOD TV in Grand Rapids.
Officials said the driver involved in the crash had taken off, but was found a short time later.
The driver’s name has not been released, but was identified as a 22-year-old Kalamazoo resident. It was not clear if they were a student at the university.
Police determined the driver had been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash and the driver was arrested on related charges.
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