Charlotte Kish, 83, killed in pedestrian collision with alleged hit-and-run driver Deonte Renfroe, 19, at Outer Drive and Lamont in Detroit, Michigan

Modified Date: 
Thu, 07/07/2016 - 12:07pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, July 3, 2016

Detroit activist killed in crash was tending flowers

Locals knew her for those flowers, which were part of her dream to make one square mile of Detroit litter-free.

Yet on Sunday night at about 7 p.m., Kish, 83, was tending to this year’s flowers when she was struck and killed as part of a three-car crash that ended with a driver running away, according to details from her son Barret Kish, as well as Detroit Police spokeswoman Officer Nicole Kirkwood.

Man faces arraignment in crash that killed Detroit woman, 83

The Wayne County prosecutor's office says Deonte Renfroe is to be arraigned Thursday on second-degree murder and manslaughter with a motor vehicle charges.

Topics: 
Hit and Run
People Involved: 
Charlotte Kish
Deonte Renfroe

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