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Community mourns death of seventh grader hit by car in Dearborn Heights

Police said speed, alcohol, or drugs were not a factor in the incident

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. – A community is mourning after the death of a seventh grader who was hit bay a car while riding his bike in Dearborn Heights.

Joey Smith was just 12 years old when he was riding his bike home after a football game on Friday (Oct. 14) at Annapolis High School.

After he was hit, Smith was taken to the hospital, where he died from his injuries. The driver who hit him stayed at the scene to cooperate with officials.

Police said speed, alcohol, or drugs were not a factor in the incident.

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Brandon Carr is a digital content producer for ClickOnDetroit and has been with WDIV Local 4 since November 2021. Brandon is the 2015 Solomon Kinloch Humanitarian award recipient for Community Service.

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