DETROIT – A man was hit by a car on Interstate 96 early Thursday morning when he ran into traffic near the local lane Grand River Avenue exit, Michigan State Police said.
A trooper who responded to a 911 call just before 6 a.m. about a car stopped in the interstate found the driver disoriented and smelling of intoxicants.
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When the driver got out of the car, the trooper tried to stop him from going into traffic, police said.
The driver became combative and the trooper used a Taser on him, but it didn't have an effect.
The driver ran out into the roadway and was hit by a car.
He was taken to a hospital and later died from his injuries.
No one else was hurt.
The westbound local lanes of I-96 were closed at Grand River for a couple of hours -- but have since reopened.
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