BRIGHTON, MI — A man was hit and killed on Interstate 96 in Brighton on Wednesday morning after striking a deer, according to Michigan State Police.
The crash happened at 3:25 a.m. Wednesday on the westbound lanes of the freeway near U.S. 23, according to police.
The 28-year-old Fenton man was driving a Ford Escape when he hit a deer in the far-right lane on the freeway, according to police.
The man did not move his car to the shoulder and instead exited the vehicle to inspect the damage, according to police.
As the man was observing the damage, he was struck by a FedEx truck that swerved to avoid smashing into the disabled Escape, according to police.
The man was killed in the crash, according to police.
The driver of the FedEx truck was not injured in the crash, according to police.
The freeway was shut down for hours, but it has since reopened, according to police.
Police are still investigating the crash.
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