Crime & Safety

Madison Heights Police Seek Driver In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash: Police

Police are looking for a driver of a Jeep ​who they said fatally struck a man on Friday in Madison Heights.

MADISON HEIGHTS, MI — Police are looking for a driver of a Jeep who they said fatally struck a man on Friday in Madison Heights.

Officials said the crash happened at a mobile phone store parking lot near 14 Mile Road and Interstate 75 at 6:30 p.m. after some kind of altercation.

Police believe the 50-year-old man exited his silver Saturn Ion before he was ran over by a black Jeep Gladiator with tinted windows, Madison Heights Police said.

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The man was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died, police said.

The driver of the Jeep never stopped and drove away after the crash, police said.

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Anyone with information about the incident or the suspect driver should call Madison Heights Police at (248) 585-2100.

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