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Michigan man killed by rock thrown from highway overpass, teens arrested

A Genesee County Sheriff's Office investigator takes photos from an overpass where Dodge Road crosses Interstate 75 near the scene of a traffic fatality Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Vienna Township, Mich.
A Genesee County Sheriff's Office investigator takes photos from an overpass where Dodge Road crosses Interstate 75 near the scene of a traffic fatality Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Vienna Township, Mich. Terray Sylvester/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP

VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Michigan authorities have reopened a portion of Interstate 75 after gathering more evidence, two days after a rock thrown from a highway overpass smashed a windshield and killed a man.

TV stations reported Friday that teenagers have been taken into custody in Genesee County, although it wasn’t immediately clear how many. The sheriff’s office declined comment.

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Thirty-two-year-old Kenneth White of Mount Morris was a passenger in a vehicle that was hit Wednesday night on I-75 in Vienna Township, about 80 miles (130 kilometres) north of Detroit.

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Four other vehicles were struck with large rocks or concrete chunks. Investigators say the rocks may have been taken from another location.

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Crime Stoppers of Flint and Genesee County is encouraging anyone with information to come forward. A $2,500 reward is being offered.

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