A 60-year-old man was struck and killed this morning on 14 Mile Road in Birmingham after he was hit by a vehicle while walking in the roadway near Bates Street, in an area without a marked crosswalk. The crash happened at about 8:20 a.m., as the man was walking southbound, and an 86-year-old Beverly Hills woman driving north on Bates attempted a left turn onto westbound 14 Mile and hit him. He later died from his injuries.
Birmingham Police shared initial details of the collision and said they had requested help from the South Oakland County Crash Investigation Team, according to CBS Detroit. In that post, officers identified the victim as a 60-year-old Beverly Hills man and the driver as an 86-year-old Beverly Hills woman. Police closed 14 Mile Road at Pierce Street during the on-scene investigation, then later reopened that stretch of roadway.
The Birmingham Police Department said in a Facebook post that investigators were collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses at the scene and that the names of those involved would not be released until next of kin had been notified. Detectives asked anyone with information or video related to the crash to contact the department, and noted that the multi-jurisdictional crash team was brought in to help reconstruct what happened.
Local safety and traffic context
Oakland County overall ranks among the safer counties in Michigan for traffic fatalities, according to the Road Commission for Oakland County, yet statewide data point to shifting crash patterns, including more drug-related and senior-involved fatalities, that complicate safety efforts. A statewide analysis by Bridge Michigan notes Michigan recorded about 1,099 traffic deaths in 2024, while pedestrian fatalities fell to 156 that year. In Birmingham, city leaders have pursued multimodal upgrades, including pedestrian bumpouts and bike lanes on nearby streets, to cut down on conflict points where people on foot meet faster-moving traffic, according to Downtown.
Members of the South Oakland County Crash Investigation Team are continuing to reconstruct the scene, reviewing sight lines, vehicle speed, and other conditions that may have played a role. No arrests or charges have been announced. Birmingham Police say the investigation remains active and are urging residents with tips or footage to contact the department so detectives can fully piece together the events leading up to the collision.
