Michigan State Police: On-duty Taylor police officer fatally hit pedestrian
65-year-old man pronounced dead on scene
Morgan Russ, Digital News Editor
TAYLOR, Mich. – Michigan State Police (MSP) are investigating a fatal pedestrian accident in Taylor, they say an on-duty police officer hit a man walking across the street.
A Taylor Police officer was responding to a call in Taylor near Westlake Avenue and Goddard Road at approximately 1:05 a.m. on Monday, according to an MSP tweet.
The officer was reportedly driving the speed limit, looking for an address on his left when he struck a pedestrian that was in the roadway.
The pedestrian, a 65-year-old man from Taylor, was pronounced dead on the scene.
Fatal Traffic Crash: 10/31/22 at 1:05 AM Location: Goddard and Westlake Ave, Taylor Synopsis: Taylor PD contacted the Detroit Regional Communication Center to investigate a crash involving one of their patrol cars. 1/ pic.twitter.com/zRjJ7B8gY3