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Police searching for driver in fatal hit-and-run

Witnesses describe the potential suspect vehicle as a small white or cream SUV. Police are working to locate the driver.
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WYOMING, Mich. — A Wyoming man was killed in a hit-and-run Friday night, and a search for the suspect vehicle is now underway.

Police say the hit-and-run happened just before 8:30 p.m. Friday. The victim, identified as 62-year-old Kenneth Turpeau, had been struck by a vehicle on 32nd Street near Badger Avenue SW. Turpeau was transported to a hospital with critical injuries, where he later died.

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The potential suspect vehicle is described by witnesses as a small white or cream SUV. The vehicle was last seen traveling south on Woodward Avenue after the crash.

As the investigation progressed, investigators were able to find surveillance video near are of the crash that shows the suspected vehicle involved. That vehicle can be seen below:

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Investigators believe the vehicle is similar to a late 2000's Honda Pilot or Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner. 

Police say there is not a driver description at this time.

The investigation into this incident is ongoing. Anyone with information on the hit-and-run is asked to contact the Wyoming Department of Public Safety at 616-530-7300 or Silent Observer at 616-774-2345 or https://www.silentobserver.org.

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