Terry Heck Seibert, 61

ANN ARBOR, MI - An Eastern Michigan University professor and beloved area actress was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking her dog on Friday afternoon.

Terry Heck Seibert, 61, was struck about 3:20 p.m. Friday, April 13 on eastbound Miller Avenue west of Saunders Crescent in Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor police Sgt. Bill Clock confirmed in an email Monday. She died of her injuries at an area hospital.

The driver in the crash, a 56-year-old Ann Arbor man, stopped to render aid and was cooperative with investigating officers, police previously said.

The crash remains under investigation, but police don't believe speed was a factor, Clock said. There was also no evidence of impaired or distracted driving, he said.

Seibert was not in a crosswalk at the time of the crash, Clock confirmed.

Further details were not immediately available. No tickets or charges have been issued while the investigation remains ongoing.

Seibert was an Ypsilanti native and an Eastern Michigan alumna, where she taught and served as co-director of EMU Theatre, according to a release by the university. She also performed off-Broadway and at numerous theaters across the region.

She was the "heart of EMU theatre," said Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Kathleen Stacey in the statement.

"Her passion and energy were intense - her laughter was distinctive and infectious," she said. "She loved our theatre students. She was their tiger mom who motivated them to succeed as performers and students."

Heck Seibert also had several close relatives with ties to Eastern Michigan University.

She was wife to EMU lecturer John Seibert and daughter of emeritus director of records, registration and advising Ann Kettles, according to the university release. Ann Kettles is wife to U.S. Medal of Honor recipient and EMU alumnus Lt. Col. Charles Kettles.

A memorial wall in honor of Heck Seibert is in place in EMU's Quirk Theatre building and a memorial Facebook page also has been created, according to the university.

Information on funeral arrangements was not immediately available.