Woman dies after being struck by car in Redford Township, police searching for driver 69-year-old woman was crossing road on crosswalk when she was hit by car
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REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A woman was struck by a car in Redford Township Sunday night, and police are searching for the driver.
The crash happened at the intersection of Schoolcraft and Telegraph on May 3 at around 11:30 p.m.
Redford Township police said a 69-year-old woman was trying to walk across the intersection using the crosswalk when she was struck by an unknown car traveling east on Schoolcraft.
The driver left the scene.
A possible description of the car was not provided. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Jacob Vance at jvance@redfordpd.org or 313-387-2561 in the Redford Police Traffic Bureau.
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