Taylor Auxiliary Officer Dan Kromer Struck, Killed by Vehicle

TAYLOR, Mich. - Taylor police are investigating the hit-and-run death of a 54-year-old auxiliary police officer who was assisting a motorist on a freeway shoulder when he was struck by another vehicle.

Investigators say the suspect's vehicle was last seen exiting Interstate 94 in the Detroit suburb about 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Police say in a statement that Lt. Dan Kromer was pronounced dead Tuesday night at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn. He was a 20-year veteran of the all-volunteer Taylor Auxiliary Police Department.

Police were looking for a white, possible late 1990s or early 2000 model Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis or similar model with heavy front end damage.

Auxiliary officers are volunteers whose duties include traffic control and stranded motorists.

It has been a tough year for the Taylor Police Department. In July, Corporal Matthew Edwards was shot and killed in the line of duty. It was the first fatality in the department's history.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Taylor Police Department at (734) 287-6611.