Crime & Safety
Oakland County Man Hit By Car While Running Across I-96: Police
The driver who struck the man stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, according to police.
LIVONIA, MI — A Southfield man is recovering after he was hit by a car Saturday while running across Interstate 96 in metro Detroit, according to police.
The incident happened at 4:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon on the freeway near Merriman Road in Livonia, according to police.
Police said the 30-yard-old Southfield man was running across Interstate 96 when he was struck by a car.
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Officials took him to the hospital where he regained a pulse and was receiving medical treatment, according to police.
Police did not release the extent of the man's injuries and do not know why he was running across the freeway.
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The driver who struck the man stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, according to police.
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