Man killed after crashing Vespa in Grosse Pointe Woods

Marc Daalder | Detroit Free Press

Grosse Pointe Woods police responded to a call reporting "a man down in a roadway" at 3:16 a.m. on Thursday, a police official said.

They found the body of a 46-year-old Grosse Pointe Park man and, nearby, his Vespa motor scooter. First responders attempted to revive the man but couldn't do so.

He was pronounced dead at 3:38 a.m. Police are working to notify the next-of-kin before they announce the man's name but they believe they have identified him. Police currently believe the man crashed his Vespa.

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