Man Hit, Killed While Crossing Southeast MI Street In Wheelchair: Police

ANN ARBOR, MI — A 79-year-old man died after he was struck by a car while crossing an Ann Arbor street in a wheelchair Monday night, according to police.

The crash happened at 11:58 p.m. Monday on N. Fourth Avenue and E. Huron Street, near the University of Michigan campus, according to police.

Police said the man was crossing the street in a wheelchair when the traffic signal changed. A white SUV then struck him while he was still in the crosswalk, according to police.

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

The driver of the SUV fled the scene before officers arrived, according to police.

Police said the driver of that SUV, a 22-year-old woman, later turned herself in to police. She was placed in the Washtenaw County Jail.

Investigators believe alcohol played a role in the crash.