DEARBORN, Mich. – A driver hit a pedestrian, then died after crashing into a pole in Dearborn Friday evening, according to police.
The accident occurred at the corner of Greenfield Road and Paul Avenue around 7:45 p.m.
The pedestrian, a 15-year-old girl from Detroit, was hit by a Ford Focus and continued down the road and crashed into a pole.
The girl suffered a broken leg.
The driver, 18-year-old Ali Aljanabi, was killed was killed in the crash; the passenger, a 14-year-old boy, was injured. He is in stable condition. Both boys are from Dearborn.
Police said the pedestrian is lucky to be alive.
Speed may have been a factor.
No other information is available at this time.
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