The family of Sandra Bacon is searching for answers after the 81-year-old grandmother was struck and killed in a hit-and-run accident in Brownstown last week.
Watch Christiana Ford’s video report:
Hit-and-run tragedy takes Brownstown Township grandmother
Police found Bacon with significant injuries near the center turn lane on Dix-Toledo Highway around 9:45 p.m. last Wednesday. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
“You just want to know, like, why did you drive off. You know or like what was the situation, I guess, because we have our own questions, and like knowing who or what happened might give us answers,” said Ashley Mitchell, Bacon’s granddaughter.
Mitchell described her grandmother as a vibrant woman in good health who frequently crossed the busy road near her senior living facility.
“Just because you’re 81 does not make you dead. You are allowed to do what you want with your life. There are a lot of stores around, there are places to eat around,” Mitchell said…