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Car hits, kills pedestrian and crashes into Grand Rapids houses

The driver was treated a hospital for minor injuries and then was arrested for charges related to the crash.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A car traveling at a "high rate of speed" hit and killed a 47-year-old woman pedestrian on Kalamazoo Avenue SE south of Hall Street SE around 5:30 p.m., Grand Rapids Police Sgt. John Wittkowski said. 

The car then struck two houses. 

The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Wittkowski said it doesn't appear as though anyone was inside either of the homes, but if there were, no one was injured. 

Police and the Grand Rapids traffic unit are investigating the crash.

The driver stayed at the scene of the crash during the investigation. The driver was treated a hospital for minor injuries and then was arrested for charges related to the crash. 

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