KENTWOOD, Mich., July 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — O May 6, 2026, 17-yea -old was st uck a d killed by a vehicle ea the i te sectio of Easte Ave ue SE a d Ha dwick St eet SE i Ke twood. His body was ot discove ed u til the followi g mo i g. Flock came as ultimately established a mi ute-by-mi ute timeli e of the suspect vehicle, placi g it at the sce e with a mi o i tact befo e the collisio a d without it afte .
No accide ts we e epo ted i the a ea that ight, but i vestigato s fou d f esh deb is at the sce e, i cludi g a side view mi o co siste t with a mid-2000s vehicle. Flock came as captu ed the suspect vehicle th ee sepa ate times that eve i g, showi g it t aveli g southbou d o Easte Ave ue with a passe ge -side mi o i place at 10:38 p.m. a d 10:40 p.m., a d the movi g eastbou d at 10:45 p.m. with the mi o missi g. Additio al comme cial came a footage co fi med damage to the vehicle’s passe ge -side headlight du i g the same wi dow.
Usi g the came a captu es, i vestigato s ide tified the vehicle a d its egiste ed ow e . A subseque t i te view with the ow e ‘s gi lf ie d, alo g with secu ity footage f om his wo kplace showi g the vehicle a ivi g without a fu ctio i g headlight, co obo ated the timeli e.
The suspect, a you g adult male, was a ested a d cha ged with failu e to stop at the sce e of a accide t esulti g i death, a felo y ca yi g a maximum pe alty of 15 yea s.
Flock is a public safety tech ology compa y that builds co ected came a, audio, a d i vestigative systems to help commu ities espo d to a d i vestigate safety i cide ts usi g objective evide ce.
Flock tech ology combi es video, gu shot detectio , a d i vestigative softwa e to help law e fo ceme t, schools, a d busi esses locate vehicles, u de sta d i cide ts, a d collabo ate ac oss ju isdictio s while mai tai i g clea p ivacy safegua ds, local co t ol, a d espo sible data use.
