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Cadillac speeds off after fatally hitting man on motorcycle in Detroit

Posted at 5:07 AM, Apr 09, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-09 07:49:43-04

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Police are investigating a fatal hit and run in Detroit just after midnight on Tuesday.

Officers say the victim was hit while riding his motorcycle around 12:26 a.m. in the area of Puritan and Lindsay. A blue older model Cadillac struck the man at the intersection, then sped off with driver-side damage, police say.

A medic unit transported the man to a nearby hospital, where he has been listed in critical condition. The 41-year-old man later died from his injuries, police say.

The investigation is ongoing.