GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Police Department has arrested the suspected driver in a fatal hit-and-run accident that occurred Saturday night.
GRPD said they received a tip that led officers to the vehicle and driver. More information will be available in the coming week.
According to GRPD, two people were killed after they were hit by a car Saturday night at Oakes Street SW and Grandville Avenue SW.
The two pedestrians were crossing the street and were within the crosswalk when a vehicle heading west disregarded a stop sign and hit them. The vehicle then fled the scene around 11:13 p.m.
The victims — a 56-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman, both from Grand Rapids — were declared dead at the scene.
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