Royal Oak Tribune

Pedestrian critically injured when hit by vehicle

- By Aileen Wingblad awingblad@medianewsg­roup.com @awingblad on Twitter

A 59- year- old West Bloomfield man was critically injured Tuesday night when he was hit by a vehicle while walking along Hagger ty Road in West Bloomfield Township, authoritie­s said.

According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, the man was in the roadway near Crumb Road, just north of Maple Road, when he was struck by a 2019 Dodge Ram. The area has minimal lighting and the pedestrian was wearing dark clothes, the sheriff’s office said.

The driver of the Dodge Ram, a 44-year- old West Bloomfield woman, was not injured. Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash, the sheriff’s office said.

The injured man was transporte­d by ambulance to Beaumont Hospital in Farmington Hills where he was listed in critical condition on Wednesday, the sheriff’s office said.

The incident is under investigat­ion.

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