MI Man Omari Bell ID’d As Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle Wednesday Night In Portage

PORTAGE, MI. (THECOUNT) — Authorities have identified Omari Kaman Bell, of Detroit, MI, as the pedestrian struck and killed on I-94 in Portage Wednesday night, according to reports.

Bell, 38, was on-foot in the area of I-94 in Portage when he was fatally struck by a vehicle.

According to reports, Bell was struck by a vehicle while he was walking near mile marker 78 in Portage around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, reports WOOD.

Omari was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.

The driver of the vehicle, who remained on the scene, suffered minor injuries, the release said.

Shortly before the crash, Kalamazoo County Dispatch received two 911 calls reporting a man, who was wearing dark clothing, was seen walking near the roadway on westbound I-94, according to MSP.

State police said the circumstances leading up to the crash remain under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Portage is a city in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 46,292 in the 2010 census. It is the smaller of the two main cities included in the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 326,589 as of 2010 – Wikipedia.