Ely Hydes was walking to a Detroit Tigers game at Comerica Park when he claimed the concrete on the Spruce Street pedestrian bridge gave way and he fell about 15 feet. Hydes said he landed near oncoming freeway traffic.
Highlights
- Ely Hydes was walking to a Detroit Tigers game at Comerica Park when he claimed the concrete on the Spruce Street pedestrian bridge gave way and he fell about 15 feet.
- Hydes said he landed near oncoming freeway traffic.
- The bridge, which was built in 1953, was due for an inspection later this month.
- The Michigan Department of Transportation was unaware of the incident until the Detroit News reached out.
- MDOT will be closing the bridge and will be getting the rest of the bridge inspected underneath.
- The bridge will be closed and the inspection will be completed later in the month of the year, state officials said.