Crime & Safety
81-Year-Old Troy Man Struck, Killed on Coolidge Highway
Dinkar Bhaskar Rishi was hit by a vehicle while crossing Coolidge Highway Thursday morning.
An 81-year-old Troy man was hit and killed just before 8 a.m. Thursday as he was attempting to cross Coolidge Highway, just south of Cameo in Troy.
According to a media release from the , Dinkar Bhaskar Rishi was struck by a 2010 Chrysler Town & Country minivan driven by a 39-year-old Troy woman who was traveling southbound on Coolidge.
Alliance Mobile Health paramedics responded and pronounced Rishi dead at the scene.
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Southbound Coolidge Highway remained closed for more than three hours while the South Oakland County Crash Investigation Team (SOCCIT) investigated the crash.
Alcohol and drugs do not appear to be a factor in the crash, according to the media release. The incident remains under investigation.
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Witnesses and anyone with information are asked to call the Troy Police Department at 248-524-3477.
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