78-year-old woman fatally struck by semi-truck after running red light in Sterling Heights
A car was engaged in a fatal collision on Mound Road.
(FOX 2) STERLING HEIGHTS, MIAccording to authorities, a 78-year-old woman died after being hit by a semi-truck after running a red light.
According to the police, she was driving east on 17 Mile Tuesday shortly after noon in a silver Toyota Highlander.
She was recognized by the police as a Sterling Heights resident.
She ran a red light at the junction with Mound Road around 12:50 p.m. A semi-truck was driving north on Mound Road in the meantime.
The woman was hit by a semi-truck as she was crossing the junction.
Debris was strewn across the road and the car she was in had significant front-end damage.
For more investigation, police closed the intersection.
After pursuing the suspected shoplifter, the clerk shot him. According to the police, the person jumped onto the Lodge Highway in an attempt to escape.
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