Daniel Bethencourt

Detroit Free Press

An Eastpointe man was killed early Saturday morning after he was walking in an exit lane of I-375 in downtown Detroit and was struck by an oncoming car, State Police said.

The crash happened at around 5:30 a.m. Saturday.

Police said the man, 38, was walking in the southbound I-375 exit lane to Jefferson Avenue near Madison when he was struck by the driver of a Chevy Impala heading south. The driver pulled over and called 911, but when authorities arrived the pedestrian was pronounced dead. The Impala’s driver was uninjured.

The victim's identity was not released because his next of kin have not been located, State Police said.

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