82-year-old man hit by vehicle, killed while walking to mailbox, deputies say

GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — An 82-year-old man died when he was hit by a vehicle in Georgetown Township Thursday afternoon, deputies said.

It happened just before 3 p.m. on Van Buren Street near 40th Avenue, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say a Jeep driven by a 16-year-old from Hudsonville was headed west on Van Buren Street. At the same time, an 82-year-old Hudsonville man was crossing Van Buren Street to get to a mailbox on the north side of the road. He was hit by the Jeep, deputies say.

The man died from his injuries, according to the sheriff’s office…

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