SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – A 20-year-old man was struck and killed while attempting to cross a South Haven highway late on Friday night.
According to a statement by the South Haven Police Department, the man, whose name was not immediately disclosed, was trying to cross the Blue Star Highway around 11:30 PM when he was struck by a motorist in his 50’s who claimed that he didn’t see the pedestrian, who was wearing dark clothing at the time. Witnesses told officers that the victim had apparently looked one way but not the other before stepping forward from the median.
At this point, detectives say that the motorist is fully cooperating as the incident remains under investigation.
