WRIGHT TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 25, 2025) – The search is on for the driver of a vehicle which struck a 72-year-old man who was walking along the shoulder of eastbound I-96 near Marne during the overnight hours of Friday.
No name or other identification of the victim was disclosed by Ottawa County Sheriff’s Sergeant Chris Dill after deputies and other first responders were dispatched to the area of I-96 and Jackson Street around 2:40 AM. The man was lying on the shoulder where the on ramp from the roadway met the freeway. He was initially listed in critical condition when he was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids for treatment.
Anyone with any information on this incident is asked to contact the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office or Ottawa County Silent Observer (877-887-4536).
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