Suspect Accused of Fatal Hit-and-Run in Oak Park Arrested
(City of Oak Park, Jan 15, 2026)
Oak Park, MI – Oak Park Public Safety Officers have arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 71-year-old wheelchair-bound disabled veteran in November 2025.
Following an extensive investigation, an arrest warrant was issued for Devin Asa-Armon Light, a 28-year-old male resident of Southfield, on January 15, 2026. Light was taken into custody by Oak Park Public Safety Officers without incident. He was arraigned today in the 45th District Court on a charge of Failure to Stop at the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death.
The fatal incident occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, November 22, 2025, near West Nine Mile Road and Harding Street, close to Greenfield Road. Officers responded to a report of a man down in the roadway and located the victim at the scene. Despite lifesaving efforts by responding officers, the victim was pronounced deceased and later transported to the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Preliminary investigation determined the victim was in the roadway when he was struck by an eastbound-traveling dark-colored sedan that fled the scene following the collision.
Although the case initially yielded limited investigative leads, continued efforts by the Oak Park Public Safety Detective Bureau, in partnership with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Reconstruction Team, Crime Stoppers of Michigan, and members of the community, resulted in the development of a critical tip.
Further investigation confirmed that the involved vehicle was a dark gray 2023–2026 Hyundai Elantra. Investigators later recovered a 2024 dark gray Hyundai Elantra that had been abandoned in the City of Detroit.
Oak Park Public Safety extends its sincere appreciation to Crime Stoppers of Michigan and to the community for their assistance in this investigation. Anyone with additional information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Oak Park Public Safety Department at (248) 691-7447.
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