A 15-year-old boy has died after being struck by a pickup truck while crossing Orchard Lake Road in Farmington, Michigan, officials said. The boy was walking in the crosswalk at Shiawassee Street Wednesday night when a northbound pickup truck hit him at approximately 8 p.m.
According to The Oakland Press, officers who responded attempted life-saving measures at the scene before rushing the teen to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries, police said. The Farmington Public Safety Department reported that the boy was crossing in the crosswalk when he was struck.
The driver of the pickup truck is cooperating with the investigation, and detectives are still working to determine the circumstances that led to the crash, per the same report. Farmington Hills police and fire departments assisted with the response, officials said.
Identities Withheld as Investigation Continues
The Farmington Public Safety Department has not released the names of the teen or the driver. The department expressed its deepest condolences to the boy's family, the outlet noted, as detectives continue piecing together what happened in the moments before the crash.
Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to contact Special Operations Commander Patrick Spelman at 248-699-5150 or [email protected]. No further details about the vehicle's speed, the teen's exact path, or conditions at the time of the crash have been released.
Intersection Was Already Slated for Pedestrian Upgrades
The crash happened at an intersection already flagged for safety improvements. Farmington received $481,675 in regional funding earlier this year for crosswalks and curb extensions, according to a separate Oakland Press report. That planned project specifically calls for reconstructing sidewalks and sidewalk ramps and modernizing pedestrian traffic signals at both the north and south intersections of Shiawassee Street and Orchard Lake Road. The funding came through the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments' Transportation Alternatives Program, which distributes $10 million in federal money to local transportation projects each year, the outlet reported.
Statewide Pedestrian Deaths Climbed in 2025
The Farmington crash comes amid a difficult year for pedestrian safety across Michigan. Statewide, 184 pedestrians were killed and 1,810 were injured out of 2,321 pedestrians involved in 2,176 motor vehicle crashes in 2025, according to Michigan Traffic Crash Facts. October recorded the highest number of pedestrian-involved crashes of any month in 2025, with 241 statewide, the same data shows, while the 5 p.m. hour saw the most crashes of any single hour, with 173.
Under Michigan law, a driver traveling at an unlawful speed forfeits any right of way they might otherwise have, according to the Michigan Legislature. Detectives in Farmington continue to determine the circumstances of the incident.
