KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI. (THECOUNT) — Connor Meert, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has been identified as the pedestrian fatally struck Saturday morning by a vehicle in Kalamazoo County.

Meert, 21, was killed while attempting to cross a street in Kalamazoo Saturday morning.

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According to reports, Meert was on-foot in the area of West Michigan Avenue near Emajean Street in Kalamazoo, when she was struck by a passing vehicle around 2 a.m. Saturday morning.

Meert was transported to an area hospital where she passed away of blunt force trauma injuries.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember Meert:

The cause of the deadly incident remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts :Kalamazoo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2019, the population was 265,066. The county seat is Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo County is included in the Kalamazoo–Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.