Woman dies, MSP officer later dies at hospital after Downriver crash on I-75

A Michigan State Police Officer died Sunday after being struck by a car while parked on the side of Interstate 75 Downriver on Friday morning, according to officials.

Dan Kerstetter, a Motor Carrier Officer with the Metro North Post, was stopped on the side of I-75 northbound near Dix in Lincoln Park conducting a traffic stop, when his patrol vehicle was struck at around 8:30 a.m., Michigan State Police Second District said in a post on X .

The Detroit Red Wings confirmed Kerstetter's death on Sunday . He worked for the team as an assistant equipment manager from 2012 to 2015.

Preliminary investigation and witness statements indicate a Ford Explorer struck the median wall before continuing down the freeway, striking the patrol vehicle and pushing the patrol car into the back of a semi-truck, police said.

Kerstetter was seated in the vehicle with his seat belt on at the time of the crash, police said. The jaws of life had to be used to Kerstetter from his patrol car, police said.

Kerstetter was taken to DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital where he was critical condition, police said.

The female driver of the Ford Explorer was also taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said. The semi-truck driver not injured.

"We are asking that you please continue to keep the Officer and his family in your prayers," Michigan State Police said in a post on X .

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