Teen struck and killed by pickup truck

Let's get live to Fox 2's Dave Spencer. He's live in Farmington with the latest on the teen killed by a pickup. And Dave, this teen is being remembered as someone who was bright, kind, and a natural leader as well. So terribly sad. It really is sad. This is a terrible tragedy for everyone involved here at the Farmington community. Let me give you a lay of the land of where this all took place. Behind me is Orchard Lake Road, right? That's the 45 mile an hour speed limit, two lanes each direction, north and south. And it intersects at Shiawassee Street, which is that street light you see there. There is a crosswalk there, but other than that, there isn't really much in terms of lighting, and that's got some people that live around here very concerned, given what took place. It's a tragedy that certainly left this community, the schools, heartbroken after the family is dealing with the loss of a 15-year-old boy who had so much life ahead of him. We're talking about Daniel Gretchen Peregov. He was killed Wednesday night after police say a pickup truck that was heading north on Orchard Lake struck him there at Shiawassee Street. It happened at eight o'clock. According to the Farmington Public Safety, the truck was heading north. When that teenager was in the crosswalk and he was struck, they actually knocked him so far. Three, four driveways away from that intersection is where his body actually came to a rest. That's when officers attempted life-saving techniques right there on the scene. Investigators say the driver is cooperating with them and they're working to determine exactly what happened. Meanwhile, at the school, the community is remembering more than the circumstances of his death, certainly. A statement released Thursday, Farmington Public Schools described Daniel as a bright person, inquisitive, kind, funny, and full of life. He attended North Farmington High, which is about three miles away. However, Farmington Hills is right here, close by, less than two blocks away. The district says the emotion-filled staff. It has been a tough day for them. They do have grief counselors on hand and they'll stay there as long as necessary. I spoke with a neighbor who lives directly across from where this happened. She says that she heard the crash and saw first responders try and revive the victim. She says the area is extremely dark at night and that's something that should be done to change it, including installing a more visible crosswalk sign. Anytime a person would push a button to walk there would be flashing lights that's what needs to happen here i don't understand why it's not happening while there's a high school right here it's so dark here like how is it so dark when there's people walking if this area was lit up better i feel like if we honor the fact that there are teenagers walking to the high school that is here in the community better that this excuse my french but this would not have happened now investigators say this case remains under investigation and as i mentioned that person is cooperating with police no charges have been filed now coming up at six more from what witnesses say that happened to that driver immediately following the crash you'll hear from that perspective coming up tonight in less than an hour. For now, live in Farmington, Dave Spencer, Fox 2 News. Yeah, we're thinking about that young person and his entire community. Just a terrible loss for everyone there. I do want to ask you a little bit about what's being done in the city. Are they thinking and talking about perhaps putting up more lights in that area? Has that been a topic that's been under debate for some time? You know, it has been interesting because we did speak to a retired police officer who says he's been 30 years off the job and remembers when he was walking the beat and driving around the area that it was dark and it was an issue back then. So I know that the people that live on this street are trying to rally kind of a cause and try to get before the city council and see if something can be done to change this. Well, if anyone in the city council is watching this, this is an important topic to pay attention to so this never happens again. Dave Spencer for us live tonight. Dave, thank you.