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Detroit Police said a motorist is in critical condition after being beaten by a large group of people on the city’s east side after his truck struck an 11-year-old boy today. Sgt. Michael Woody said investigators are still gathering details, but officers believe the driver pulled over to check on the child after he was hit around 4:10 p.m. and was then assaulted by people in the neighborhood near Morang and Balfour Streets. No additional information was available about the child’s condition, but Woody said he was transported to St. John’s Hospital.
The driver involved in a multi-vehicle accident in College Station late this morning has died. According to the College Station Police Department, 50-year-old Clifford Degner from Caldwell was having serious medical issues when his pick-up truck struck the back of a Lexus sedan causing the two vehicles to become stuck together. When the car turned right on New Main Drive, the two vehicles detached. Witnesses say Degner was slumped over the wheel. His truck hit a tree, fence and brick wall at the front entrance of campus, before coming to a stop.