The victim was Lance H. Pittman Jr., 33, of Ypsilanti.
The accident happened on northbound US-23, south of Consear Road, which is Exit 3, in Whiteford Township.
According to reports, Pittman was driving a black Hyundai Tiburon northbound on the highway when, for unknown reasons, the Hyundai came to a stop on the shoulder of the freeway.
Then the Hyundai started to travel in reverse, southbound on the northbound shoulder, and entered the right lane of travel, reports said.
At that point, the car was struck by a gray 2010 Ford Expedition that Ervin Evans, age 52, of Adrian, was driving northbound in the right lane of US-23.
WHITEFORD TOWNSHIP An Ypsilanti man died as a result of his injuries following a two-vehicle crash Thursday in Whiteford Township, the Monroe County Sheriff s Office reported.
The accident happened about 6:50 p.m. on northbound US-23, south of Consear Road, which is Exit 3.
According to the report, the 33-year-old Ypsilanti man was driving a black Hyundai Tiburon northbound on the highway when, for unknown reasons, the Hyundai came to a stop on the shoulder of the freeway.
Then the Hyundai started to travel in reverse, southbound on the northbound shoulder, and entered the right lane of travel, reports said.
At that point, a 52-year-old Adrian man was driving a gray 2010 Ford Expedition northbound in the right lane of US-23, according to reports.