Michigan man fatally struck by vehicle while standing outside his car on freeway

A 30-year-old Ypsilanti man has died after he was struck by a vehicle while standing outside his truck over the weekend in Washtenaw County.

The crash happened sometime before 5 a.m. on Aug. 3 in Ypsilanti Township. Michigan State Police said troopers from the Brighton Post were called to the westbound exit ramp to Wiard Road from Interstate 94. Troopers located the man’s 2006 Ford F-150 on the right shoulder of the of the ramp and spoke with the man’s brother, who said he recevied a call from the victim asking him to bring gas.

The brother told investigators that when he got to the scene, he spotted a truck driving into the woods and his brother lying in the roadway. The brother also told MSP that the victim’s truck appeared to have some damage…

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