KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Nearly two weeks after a Battle Creek man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on I-94, authorities in Kalamazoo County continue to look for the semi-truck driver responsible — but their hunt has proven fruitless.
Tuesday, Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller was quick to point out that the investigation is only 12 days old and said his department has no intention of quitting.
But finding a semi-truck on a highway that spans 1,600 miles from the Michigan-Canada border to Billings, Montana with thousands of vehicles passing the scene of the crash each day is like looking for the proverbial needle in the haystack.
Around 3 a.m. on Jan. 27, 49-year-old Todd Hodgkinson was doing what he was known for doing — helping a friend in a jam. In this case, he delivered gas to a friend who ran out in the eastbound lanes of the highway near Galesburg. Then a semi-truck crossed onto the shoulder and sideswiped the stranded car. Hodgkinson was also struck, his body ending up about 100 yards away, where it was discovered by the friend he had helped.
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