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10 hours ago
- CBS News
Washtenaw County child dies after being hit by car, authorities say
Washtenaw County deputies spent most of their Wednesday evening working a deadly collision after a child was hit by a car while riding a bike. "How I understood it, there was a child riding his bike to the neighborhood pool," one nearby resident told CBS News Detroit. Deputies say the driver of the car was an older man. As of now, it's unclear what led to the crash. "The case is still under investigation, so no arrests have been made at this time," Commander Eugene Rush with the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office. The incident happened on Tuttle Hill Road, right near Merritt Road. Authorities confirmed that crashes have happened along the roadway in the past. "I've lived out here for 13 years, and there's at least one accident here a year. There was one about two weeks ago," said Noah Blank, who lives near the crash site. It's unclear the child's age, but authorities are calling him a young juvenile. They also say the driver has been left distraught. "It is a tragedy, you have a young life that is lost. It's just a tragedy," Rush said. Neighbors call that part of the road a problem. They hope this collision will spur change from the local government. "We've been trying for years to get the county road commission to help us with the intersection, neither with more police patrols, a light, or a roundabout," Blank continued.
CBS News
05-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Burned body found during truck crash investigation north of Ann Arbor
An investigation into a crashed semi truck cab in Washtenaw County, Michigan, led sheriff's deputies to find a burned body within 30 yards of the scene. The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office says there were also no signs of the driver. CBS News Detroit took a look at the scene in Barton Hills, north of Ann Arbor, on Whitmore Lake Road to learn more about the puzzle investigators are trying to piece together so far. With no idea who the driver is and unable to identify the body due to the burns, the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office says they now have a true mystery on their hands. "It's very suspicious. The truck being unoccupied, the body being burned, and just not having any answers, so it's pretty suspicious," said Sheriff's Office Commander Eugene Rush. Rush says deputies arrived at the crash in Barton Hills around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, but they couldn't find the driver. That's when witnesses directed them to a small fire roughly 30 yards away, where they saw something, but it wasn't what they expected. "They found a body that was deceased and badly burned. We don't know anything about race or ethnicity or age or anything, but we could tell it was a male body. We're just trying to piece it together right now," Rush said. He says they can't rule out the possibility of the driver being the person found in the fire, but it's too early to tell without knowing who the driver was, how long it's been since the crash, or who the truck belonged to. "I think number one is just being able to identify the driver and then trying to figure out who the truck comes back to and then trying to piece those leads together," Rush said. Residents who live around here tell us they didn't recognize the vehicle, but if you know something about this crash, the vehicle, the driver, or the body, Cmdr. Rush asks you to contact the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office at 734-994-2911.
