LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich.— Authorities are investigating a fatal accident involving a tractor-trailer and a pedestrian early April 12 in Berrien County.
Officials reported the accident occurred just before 4 a.m. on Interstate 94 near milepost 14.2. A tractor-trailer traveling east struck a pedestrian in the roadway.
Investigators identified the victim as Jose Hernandez, a 35-year-old resident of Sawyer. Emergency responders pronounced Hernandez dead at the scene after the truck driver discovered him upon exiting the vehicle.
The driver, a 63-year-old man from Dearborn, stated he initially believed he had struck an animal. Authorities confirmed drugs and alcohol were not factors in the incident.
The Berrien County Sheriff’s Traffic Crash Unit continues to investigate the circumstances.