Police release name of woman struck and killed by car in Pittsfield Township Thursday
Police investigate a red Toyota that struck and killed a pedestrian on Golfside Drive north of Washtenaw Avenue Thursday evening. The woman has been identified as Michele LaDuke.
Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com
Police have identified the 59-year-old Ypsilanti Township woman hit and killed by a car as she crossed Golfside Drive in Pittsfield Township Thursday evening as Michele Ann LaDuke.
Pittsfield Township Deputy Police Chief Gordy Schick said the incident remains under investigation and that officials are awaiting the results of LaDuke's toxicology report.
Schick said LaDuke was crossing Golfside Drive from the east side to the west north of Washtenaw Avenue just before 6 p.m. Thursday when she was hit by a red Toyota sedan.
"She didn't use the crosswalk," Schick said.
There are no anticipated charges against the driver, according to police.
Emergency responders were first dispatched to the area at 5:53 p.m. The driver of the Toyota was not injured in the crash. LaDuke had initially suffered serious injuries but died while at the hospital, AnnArbor.com previously reported.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
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