Adam McLane

Pedestrian Killed in Front of the Church

Yesterday, when I was coming to work, there was the remnents of a terrible accident about 100 yards from the church. I had to walk through the accident scene because the road was blocked off, I could tell that it was a terrible accident. I saw that it was a high school students car. I asked the officer there if a student had been hit and he told me that a student had hit an adult lady. My heart sank because Romeo is such a small community that somehow we must know either the student in the accident or the woman killed. So far, that hasn’t come true.

Here’s the news story:

BRUCE TOWNSHIP — A 17-year-old Romeo
High School student likely is not at fault in a car/pedestrian accident
that killed a woman walking on 32 Mile Road this morning, Macomb County
Sheriff Mark Hackel said.

The accident happened about 7:18 a.m.
at the intersection of 32 Mile Road and Campground in Bruce Township,
about a mile from Romeo High School.

The student, a girl whose
name was not released by police, was driving her 1996 Oldsmobile
Regency eastbound on 32 Mile Road, when a 57-year-old Washington
Township woman stepped off the curb and into traffic, Hackel said.

"This
doesn’t seem to be the girl’s fault," Hackel said. "We haven’t wrapped
up our investigation yet, but all indications are that the girl tried
to avoid the pedestrian."

After the car struck the pedestrian,
whose name also was withheld, the teen stopped. Another motorist who
saw the accident called 911.

The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s West Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Thanks to Kristen for the link.


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5 responses to “Pedestrian Killed in Front of the Church”

  1. Andrea D Avatar
    Andrea D

    !!!

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  2. Careless Driving Avatar
    Careless Driving

    The teenager was probably speeding. I drive through that road often and there is a sign posted with speed limit of 35 mph. There is also a bright light under the intersection. If the driver was paying attention while driving the accident would of have been avoided. Another innocent life lost over someone’s carelessness.

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  3. adam mclane Avatar
    adam mclane

    I completely disagree.

    First, there is no light at that intersection of 32 Mile and Campground. You must it confused with another intersection.

    Second, the student was not given a citation by the police. To my knowledge the state investigation showed that it was simply an accident when the victim stepped in front of her car.

    I don’t think it was an act of carelessness as much as it was simply a terrible accident.

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  4. Careless Driving Avatar
    Careless Driving

    How does the police know? They weren’t there. I see it everyday. People no longer pay attention to what is going on the road. They eat, talk on the phone, put make up on not paying attention what is going on. They always seem to be on the rush not yielding to pedestrians.

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  5. adam mclane Avatar
    adam mclane

    I can’t believe anyone would think that this was anything more than a tragic accident. It could have happened to any driver that day. Unless you know something about the accident that you’ve not told the police, I suggest you not hypothesize. The police ruled that a pedestrian walked in front of oncoming traffic. It was a very sad, sad accident.

    Were you there? Do you think the driver was eating or talking on the phone or otherwise not paying attention? If so, I suggest you speak to the sheriff or state police who investigated it. But to make it seem as though this student did something wrong based upon your own personal assumption is unfair to both the victim and the person who accidentally hit the victim.

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