Detroit Man Killed After Being Struck on I-75

A 60-year-old Detroit man died after being struck by at least one vehicle on southbound Interstate 75 in Monroe Township, Michigan, early on November 6. Michigan State Police said a call came in just after 6:15 a.m., reporting a person on the highway around East Dunbar Road.

As troopers headed to the scene, they were told the man had been hit and was lying in the roadway. Officers found him with fatal injuries. The vehicle or vehicles involved did not stop, police said.

The reason the man was on the interstate has not been established. Traffic on the southbound lanes of I-75 was halted by Laplaisance Road and Elm Road as police examined the scene.

The investigation is ongoing. People who saw the incident or can provide details should call Trooper Lehman at 734-242-3500.