CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Two deadly crashes involving drivers outside their vehicles happened Sunday evening, along the same stretch of 36th Street SE in Cascade Township.
The first happened Sunday evening about 10 p.m. on 36th Street east of the interchange with I-96, according to a news release from Kent County Sheriff’s Office.
A 54-year-old man from Grand Rapids was hit as he was adjusting a load of scrap metal in the bed of his pickup truck. The truck was parked on the side of the road.
The driver of the other vehicle is from Marquette and stayed on scene after hitting both the victim and the pickup.
Deputies say the victim died at the scene.
Alcohol is being investigated as a possible contributing factor in the first crash, the news release said.
The second deadly crash occurred about a mile west near 36th Street SE and Raleigh Drive SE at about 11:18 p.m. Sunday.
A 43-year-old man from Burbank, Illinois was hit outside of his semi-truck, which was parked in the center turn lane.
He was hit by a driver from Grand Rapids.
The victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition and then died at the hospital, deputies say.
Alcohol is not suspected as a factor in the second crash.
The sheriff’s office says deputies are investigating the crashes as separate incidents.
Follow FOX 17: Facebook - X (formerly Twitter) - Instagram - YouTube
