Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office find suspect vehicle after fatal hit-and-run
WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office was searching for a vehicle in connection to a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian on Sunday.
At 8:20 p.m. on Jan. 21, deputies responded to Prospect Road and Park Lane in Superior Township after receiving a report of a pedestrian being hit and killed.
A preliminary investigation revealed that sometime overnight, a 53-year-old Ypsilanti woman had been struck by a vehicle while walking on Prospect Road.
The woman was later found dead by other people passing by. The suspect vehicle did not stop at the scene and kept driving northbound on Prospect Road toward Geddes Road.
The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office says they recovered vehicle parts that show the vehicle they were looking for was a white 2020 Grand Cherokee.
The suspect vehicle was located in Superior Township. No one has been taken into custody but the person involved has been identified, the sheriff's office said Thursday.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office Detective Webb at webbb@washtenaw.org, Lt. Cratsenburg at cratsenburgj@washtenaw.org, or the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office Tip Line at 734-973-7711.
