Farmington Hills Police Believe Alcohol, Visibility Were Factors In Crash That Killed 24-Year-Old Man

(CBS DETROIT) - A 24-year-old Hamtramck man has died after being struck by a vehicle while walking in the roadway, Farmington Hills police say.

It happened Monday, Oct. 12 at 12:30 a.m. in the roadway on M-5 near Halsted Road.

The 24-year-old man was transported to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.

Police say the man was walking westbound in the eastbound lanes of M-5 with another man, a 25-year-old resident of Detroit.

The 24-year-old Hamtramck man was struck by the vehicle traveling eastbound on M-5. The driver of the vehicle, a 21-year-old man of Dearborn, and his three passengers, were uninjured in the accident.

Investigators have identified that alcohol and visibility were contributing factors.

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