Man Hit, Killed By Car On Detroit Freeway: Police

DETROIT — A man was fatally struck by a car early Saturday morning on a Detroit freeway, according to Michigan State Police.

Troopers were called to the area of Interstate 96 and Outer Drive in Detroit at 12:35 a.m. for a report of a single-car crash, police said.

While searching the area, troopers found a man lying in the roadway of the Outer Drive ramp, police said.

The 41-year-old man from Detroit was taken to a nearby hospital where he died, police said.

Investigators determined the man was part of the initial crash, and that he got out of his vehicle after the crash and started walking up the Outer Drive ramp, police said.

The Detroit man was then struck by another driver on the freeway, police said.

That driver stayed at the scene, police said.

Police were still investigating the crash and waiting for a medical examiner's report and blood results.

"We want to remind everyone to stay in your vehicle if involved in a crash or a breakdown on the freeway," Michigan State Police First Lt. Mike Shaw said. "If you can't move off the freeway, stay in the vehicle with your seatbelt fastened and call 911. This is your safest option."