Warren Flagg was raking leaves outside his Beck Road home in Plymouth Township four years ago when a driver struck and killed him, then fled the scene without stopping. The 76-year-old was working on his property just north of Powell Road when the crash happened, and to this day, police have not identified who was behind the wheel.
Flagg’s daughter, Elizabeth Crawford, says she spoke with him just moments before the crash, and he told her he was finishing up for the day. “she spoke with flagg moments before the crash and he said he was finishing for the day,” according to the dossier’s record of her account. Crawford has also said the driver’s decision to leave the scene is what turned a tragic accident into a crime. The case was first reported in detail by ClickOnDetroit, which noted the crash happened around 7 p.m. on October 30, 2022, on Beck Road between Powell and North Territorial roads.
Flagg’s family says he was survived by three great-grandchildren he never met, a detail that underscores how much time has passed without resolution. Kathleen Adams, a family member, described him as dependable, funny, and kind, and said the family wants answers and accountability. The Flagg family asked anyone with information to come forward, hoping someone in the community still remembers something useful.
A Gray Pontiac Solstice and a Years-Old Trail
Investigators have said the vehicle involved was a gray 2007-2010 Pontiac Solstice GXP with damage to the front passenger side, a description police say they built from scene evidence and witness statements. Earlier reporting on the case had described the suspected vehicle only as a 2007-2010 Pontiac Solstice with unknown color, according to ClickOnDetroit’s initial coverage of the case. Adams has urged the public to think back on anyone they know who abruptly stopped driving a Pontiac Solstice or who started hunting for rides or replacement parts around the time of the crash…