ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Mich. – A Detroit man has died after he was hit by a car and thrown into a ditch in St. Clair County, officials said.
At about noon on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, 911 callers reported that a pedestrian walking on Michigan Road, north of Dove Road, in Port Huron Township, had been hit by a car, according to a release from the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office.
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The pedestrian, a 51-year-old Detroit man, was allegedly thrown into a roadside ditch and was unresponsive after being hit by an SUV.
When authorities arrived at the scene, they found the man “face down in a water-filled ditch and began life-saving efforts,” officials said.
He was taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The crash involved a 2008 Jeep Liberty being driven by a 16-year-old boy from Marine City.
The 16-year-old returned to the scene a short time after the man was hit, and is cooperating with the investigation, according to the sheriff’s office.
The investigation awaits results from drug and alcohol tests.