WARREN, Mich. – A 14-year-old boy was fatally struck by a car early Friday morning at the border of Warren and Roseville just hours after he was reported missing, police report.
Michigan State Police said that around 4:25 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 18, the 14-year-old boy was hit by a car on the Groesbeck Highway entrance ramp to eastbound I-696. The driver fled the scene, and their identity is unknown at this time.
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First responders provided CPR to the boy, but the child was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. Police were still awaiting a report from the medical examiner.
Witnesses had reported seeing the teen “stumbling in the roadway as he walked along the road,” according to MSP. Officials say the child was reported missing a few hours before he was hit and killed.
Investigators were working to identify the vehicle involved in the crash on Friday morning. Police said drivers should expect delays in the area Friday as they continue to investigate. View our real-time traffic map here.
No other details have been provided at this time. Anyone with information is asked to call 855-MICH-TIP, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up.