A tragic incident occurred yesterday, when a 35-year-old man from Detroit was struck and killed by a vehicle on southbound Interstate 75 near I-375. Calls reporting a man walking northbound in the southbound lanes began coming into the Detroit Regional Communication Center at approximately 10:05 p.m., as detailed in a social media post from the Michigan State Police Second District.
The response to the emergency was swift, with troopers arriving on the scene to discover the injured pedestrian in the travel lanes. Despite immediate first aid efforts, the situation ended in sorrow, the man was pronounced dead on the scene by Detroit Fire. The driver of the vehicle involved in the accident stopped and cooperated with law enforcement, stating, "she was driving southbound on I-75 when a man ran across the freeway in front of her and she couldn’t stop in time," according to the MSP Second District post.
Fatal Traffic Crash
— MSP Second District (@mspmetrodet) September 27, 2025
09/26 at 10:05 p.m.
Location:
Southbound I 75 near I 375
Synopsis:
The Detroit Regional Communication Center (DRCC) began to receive calls of a man walking northbound in the southbound lanes of I -75.
As troopers were on their way to the area, the DRCC… pic.twitter.com/wJc4LfmLLy
Motivation for the pedestrian's presence on the freeway remains unknown at this time. Lt. Mike Shaw of the MSP underscored the dangers of such actions, per the MSP Second District, "We want to remind the community that it is never a good idea to walk along the freeway and in fact it is illegal." The investigation into the events leading up to the accident is ongoing, awaiting the medical examiner's reports, as described in the MSP social media post.
Following the accident, southbound I-75 was closed for several hours to allow for an in-depth investigation, but has since been reopened. The Detroit Police have not yet determined why the individual was on the freeway. The incident serves as a stark reminder of the inherent risks of pedestrian traffic on such high-speed roadways. In a statement obtained by the Detroit Free Press, Lt. Shaw reiterated the illegality and dangers of walking on the freeway. The Michigan State Police continue their work, piecing together the last moments of a life lost prematurely on an autumn night in Detroit.
