woman ejected from a vehicle

A woman was thrown from a moving vehicle near Eastern Avenue and Merritt Street SE in Grand Rapids. (Nov. 24, 2012)

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Woman thrown out of SUV, seriously hurt

Vehicle continued driving north

Updated: Monday, 26 Nov 2012, 12:35 PM EST
Published : Saturday, 24 Nov 2012, 6:06 PM EST

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - A woman suffered serious injuries when she was apparently thrown out of a moving vehicle in which she was a passenger.

Just after 5 p.m. Saturday, police told 24 Hour News 8, the woman was ejected from a dark green GMC Jimmy in the area of Eastern Avenue and Merritt Street SE in Grand Rapids.

Police say she was hit by the Jimmy. Officers are still trying to learn how she was ejected from the vehicle.

The unidentified woman is in her mid 20s and from Grand Rapids.

She suffered a collapsed lung, a serious head injury and other injuries.

Police later recovered the Jimmy that fled the scene Saturday night. The vehicle was abandoned.

The driver is not currently in custody.

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