GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — One person is dead after a vehicle crashed into an elderly couple walking their dog in Grand Rapids Wednesday night.
Grand Rapids police say it happened around 7:30 p.m. in the 3400 block of Michigan Street NE near I-96 and Beltline Ave. Police are saying a vehicle veered off the road after trying to make a turn, hitting the couple.
A 75-year-old woman and the dog were killed. Police say the 77-year-old man was badly injured but is expected to survive.
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash. The driver, a 34-year-old woman stayed at the scene after the crash to talk with police.
Neither the driver nor her passenger was hurt.