Crime & Safety
Bicyclist Hit, Killed By Jeep In Metro Detroit: Police
Officials said the driver of the Jeep crossed over the solid white line at the edge of the roadway and hit the bicyclist.
HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP, MI — A man has died after he was hit by a Jeep while riding a bicycle in Oakland County, according to the sheriff's office.
The crash happened at 7:24 p.m. Sunday on Milford Road near Rowe Road in Highland Township, officials said.
Officials said 53-year-old Todd Michael Luark was riding a bicycle south on Milford Road when he was hit by a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee that was moving in the same direction.
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Officials said officers found Luark unconscious and lying in the driveway of a house in the area. They tried to revive him, but he died at the scene, officials said.
An autopsy was scheduled for Monday.
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Investigators determined the driver of the Jeep, a 45-year-old Farmington Hills man, crossed over the solid white line at the edge of the roadway and struck Luark.
No other details were released.
Officials were still investigating the crash.
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