City of Ann Arbor — Crash Response Team

On March 11, 2025 at 7:07 pm a crash involving a passenger car and a pedestrian occurred on Plymouth Rd. between Green Rd and US23. At the time of the crash, it was daylight with clear skies, the roadway was dry. This area of road is asphalt, with Plymouth Rd

is a straight roadway, oriented in generally east-west direction with six (6) total lanes, two (2) westbound, a center turn lane, and three (3) eastbound lanes.

The passenger car, a 2015 Dodge Charger, was being driven by a 39-year-old male. The pedestrian was a 60-year-old female. The car was traveling eastbound in the left eastbound lane. The pedestrian was attempting to cross the road outside of a crosswalk (nearest crosswalk was approximately 750 feet away) and mid-block from a business driveway on the northside of Plymouth Rd to the south side. As the pedestrian attempted to cross the road she was struck by the car.

The impact caused significant injuries that were eventually fatal. The investigation found the driver had no impairments due to substances and the vehicle was not travelling at high speeds.

Unknown

​Environmental Conditions:
• The corridor has a 45 MPH speed limit.
• The corridor is a five-lane roadway.
• Dusk conditions, streetlights present but were not yet illuminated at the time of the crash.
• Dry roadway.
• High traffic was present at the time of the crash.
• No mid-block crosswalk in this stretch of the corridor.

Unit 1:
• The driver was a 39 year old male.
• Only occupant in the vehicle at the time of the crash.
• The vehicle was a 2025 Dodge Charger.
• Cooperative with the investigation.
• No impairment was indicated.
• The driver reported no injuries.
• No driving infractions in the previous 5-6 years.
• The driver was traveling eastbound on Plymouth Road.
• Crash reconstruction officers found no speeding or erratic driving behavior.

Unit 2:
• The pedestrian was a 60 year old female.
• The pedestrian is from Illinois.
• Wearing beige/tan pants and a white or gray long-sleeve sweater.
• Believed to have been traveling from the Plum Market parking lot across Plymouth Road.
• Pedestrian was in the left eastbound through lane and was not crossing at the crosswalk.
• The pedestrian was struck in the center of the Dodge Charger.
• The pedestrian was wrapped around the vehicle and thrown forward.
• The pedestrian died as a result of the crash.