SOUTH RANGE, MI— Michigan State Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that fatally struck a pedestrian in Houghton County.
Troopers from the Calumet Post responded Wednesday just after 7 p.m. to M-26 in South Range. They found an unresponsive 69-year-old South Range man lying on the side of the road. Troopers administered first aid, but the man was later pronounced deceased.
Preliminary investigation indicates the victim had left the Campioni convenience store around 6:57 p.m. He was apparently struck in the crosswalk on the south side of the M-26 and Second Street intersection. The driver fled the scene.
The suspect’s vehicle likely has damage to the driver’s side headlight and to the front grill/hood area. Anyone with information regarding the vehicle or the driver, or has camera footage from the South Range area, is asked to call the Calumet Post at 906-337-5145 or MSP Negaunee Regional Communications Center at 866-411-0018.
