Southwest Michigan woman in wheelchair struck, killed trying to cross road
Associated Press
Royalton Township – A 39-year-old woman has been struck and killed by a vehicle while trying to cross a southwestern Michigan road in a wheelchair.
Emily Rudman was hit about 10:30 p.m. Saturday on M-139 in Royalton Township, the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office said.
Rudman, of Royalton Township, nearly was struck by a car heading northbound before she was hit by a southbound vehicle. She was pronounced dead at a hospital.
No arrests were made. The driver of the vehicle that struck Rudman was cooperating with investigators, according to the sheriff’s office.
Royalton Township is southwest of Grand Rapids.