72-year-old is fatally struck after exiting car with tire issue, Michigan cops say
A 72-year-old woman pulled over on a Michigan highway outside of Leighton Township with a tire issue.
As she got out of her car, the Grand Rapids woman was killed by a passing vehicle, Michigan State Police say.
Police say she was in the travel lane when she was hit.
The driver was a 44-year-old from Kalamazoo, driving a white Buick Lacrosse, police said. It is unknown if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the accident, according to a news release.
Police did not say what the woman had been driving.
The crash is under investigation.
Leighton Township is about 20 miles south of Grand Rapids.
This story was originally published February 23, 2024 at 8:32 AM with the headline "72-year-old is fatally struck after exiting car with tire issue, Michigan cops say."
