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Driver arrested after returning to deadly pedestrian crash

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KENTWOOD, Mich. — One person is in custody after leaving the scene of a deadly crash in Kentwood Wednesday evening.

First responders were dispatched to 44th St near Walnut Hills Dr around 10:40 p.m. – callers saying a pedestrian was hit.

The victim, a 26 -year-old man from Kentwood, died at the scene.

We’re told the driver came back during the investigation and was arrested.

Contributing factors in the crash are still under investigation.