Durand: crews sent to Saginaw Street area for pedestrian struck by van

Emergency crews were dispatched Friday afternoon to a reported personal-injury crash in the Saginaw Street area of Durand, where dispatch traffic described a pedestrian struck by a van in the roadway.

The dispatch came in at 3:12 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18. The radio fragment monitored by The Current referred to a "P.I." — dispatch shorthand for a personal-injury crash — on Saginaw Street and described a child hit by a van in a roadway.

That is scanner traffic, not a confirmed account. Dispatch calls describe what a caller reported in the first seconds of an incident, and the details often change once officers and medics arrive. The Current is not naming anyone involved and is reporting only the block-level location given on the air.

As of publication, no agency had released a statement. What is not yet known: who was struck, that person's age and condition, whether the driver stopped, how long Saginaw Street will be affected, and which agency has the investigation. The Current is seeking confirmation from the Durand Police Department and the other agencies that responded.

If you drive Saginaw Street this afternoon, expect emergency vehicles in the area until crews clear the scene.

What happens next

We will update this story when the responding agencies confirm what happened. Anything that follows — a condition report, a crash reconstruction, any citation or charge — will be reported here with the same prominence as this first alert, and a charge is never a finding of guilt.