Pedestrian, 2 dogs dead in Lapeer County hit-and-run; driver arrested
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A driver was arrested Tuesday in a Lapeer County hit-and-run that left a pedestrian and his two dogs dead, authorities said.
A 911 call at 7:20 a.m. alerted county sheriff s officials as well as state and local police to the incident along the edge of Hunters Creek Road near Five Lakes in Lapeer Township. Authorities determined a 59-year-old Metamora man had been walking east along the south shoulder with a poodle and pit bull when a vehicle struck them, the Sheriff s Office said in a statement.
The owner was rushed to McLaren Lapeer Region hospital and succumbed to his injuries shortly after 8 a.m. His dogs were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the release.
Man, 2 dogs killed by hit-and-run driver while walking along road in Lapeer; woman arrested
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