Woman flees after Roseville man fatally struck changing tire on I-94
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HARPER WOODS, Mich. (FOX 2) - A 23-year-old man was killed while changing his tire on I-94 Tuesday night.
The victim, identified as from Roseville, was on the right shoulder in the freeway's eastbound lanes near Eight Mile in Harper Woods when a driver crashed into him and his vehicle.
It happened around 10:30 p.m.
According to Michigan State Police, the suspect driver fled the crash. A short time later, Harper Woods police got a call they had arrested a 25-year-old woman from Clinton Township following a brief pursuit on foot.
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At last check, police were working to get a search warrant for a blood draw at St. John's Hospital.
In addition to charges from the accident, the woman is also expected to be charged for injuring a Harper Woods officer and biting another trooper while in custody.