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A Warren man was teaching his daughter to drive. He was then fatally struck by car, police say.

Driving lesson ends in tragedy

WARREN, Mich. – A father was teaching his daughter to drive Sunday afternoon in Warren. He was then fatally struck by the car, police said.

Police say the man was teaching his 18-year-old daughter how to parallel park around 4 p.m. in the 24000 block of Warner Avenue, when she reportedly struck her 62-year-old father and dragged him a short distance before coming to a stop.

Emergency personnel responded to the crash immediately and transported the victim to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. According to police, drugs and alcohol are not suspected to be a factor in the crash, and the victim’s daughter is fully cooperating with investigators.

The incident remains under investigation, and detectives are asking that anyone with information about the crash reach out to Detective Jason Vandervord with the Warren Police Department at 586-574-4741.