LOCAL - Dog Falls onto Car; Driver Dies

An 81-year-old man died Wednesday following a bizarre weekend crash in which a dog fell onto his vehicle on Interstate 96.

Charles George Jetchick, of Livonia, was driving in a 1994 Ford Thunderbird on westbound I-96 at the Schoolcraft Road overpass at about 12:50 p.m. Saturday when the crash occurred. A large dog fell from the overpass through the windshield of the Thunderbird.

Jetchick and his passenger were transported to St. Mary's Hospital, where the 81-year-old man was admitted. The passenger was treated and released for minor injuries.

Jetchick was pronounced dead at St. Mary's Hospital. The dog, a Labrador retriever, was killed in the crash.