A man who was critically injured earlier this month after being hit by a car in Rochester Hills has since died.

Seventy-two-year-old Stephen Singleton, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, was out for his morning walk on Nov. 3 when he was hit and killed crossing Rochester Road near Avon Road around 6:45 a.m.

Investigators say he was wearing a reflective vest and was in the marked crosswalk.

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office says the driver is a citizen of Colombia who was in the country illegally. However, he did have a valid foreign drivers license, which is accepted in Michigan.

I was sitting at the table reading my bible waiting for him to come back and he left about 6 o'clock or so," the victims wife Teri Singleton recalled. "It started being 7 (o'clock) and then 7:30 and I started thinking did something happen?"

Shortly after, she learned something did happen.

I was sitting there as there was a knock on the door and it was unusual for someone to knock on the door that early in the morning," Teri Singleton said. "I went to the door and when I looked out, I saw a sheriff."

The deputy informed Teri Singleton of the accident and she says her husband was initially alert at the time.

Initially, he was talking," Teri Singleton said of her husband. "I don't know how he was talking because the car hit him so hard that he flew in the air and hit the windshield and broke it.

Teri Singleton and her daughter Ruth sat down with our Glenda Lewis and told her that after Stephen arrived at the hospital, he took a turn and was put on life support. Doctors gave him a slim chance.

He (doctor) said that my dad was not going to make it, that he had zero percent to live," Ruth Singleton said. "I remember thinking to myself that my dad was so strong that he just doesn't know my dad. He doesn't know all the things my dad did to help people.

Stephen Singleton was a former WXYZ-TV employee back in the 80s. During 9/11, he went to Ground Zero as a volunteer. It was one of his many selfless actions that we highlighted with a story back in 2022.

I started tearing because I couldn't find survivors," Stephen Singleton said during the 2022 interview. "We would find people who were perished, but we couldn't find survivors.

You can watch our 2022 report with him below: First responder recalls driving to NY to help after the attacks on Sept. 11

The family is still hoping to get more answers and waits for potential charges in the case against the driver.

One day, I wake up and just know he's gone for such a simple and senseless thing," Ruth Singleton said. "I just don't understand.

The Singleton family has set up an online fundraiser to help cover expenses as they mourn their loss.

A Plymouth Township man is out of the hospital Monday night after both he and his wife were rescued from a fire in their condominium last week.

It happened early Wednesday morning while the couple was sleeping. Trapped in their home and struggling to find the exit, four police officers were first on the scene and rushed to save them, with the rescue caught on body camera footage.

Bodycam footage below shows officers rescuing couple from fire in Plymouth Township: Bodycam footage shows officers rescuing couple from fire in Plymouth Township

Since being released last week, thousands of people have seen the video, however, few would have the same reaction as Chris Courtney.

It was pretty emotional. Incredible," Courtney said. "We're obviously grateful to the Plymouth Township police that got there before the fire department and did their job.

What Courtney saw in that video was his aunt and uncle, Doug and Judy Courtney, fighting through smoke as they were pulled to safety. He also saw the clutter inside the home, which firefighters and police say made the rescue and the couple's escape a challenge.

We knew they collected things, to put it mildly," Chris Courtney said."To what degree? We didn't know.

Chris Courtney and his family are now sharing an online fundraiser and collecting donations to help Doug and Judy recover. They are also accepting donations in person at their family business that's located at 930 W. Ann Arbor Trail in Plymouth.

"They have to rebuild," Chris Courtney said. "Unfortunately, they do not have insurance. That's why the GoFundMe is set where it's at because they need to start over with everything.

Chris Courtney says Doug and Judy are longtime and well-known Plymouth-area residents, having worked in the family real estate business for more than 30 years. He says his uncle has a huge heart and is feeling that love right back.

The outpouring of support has been incredible," Chris Courtney said. "We're very grateful and thankful for that.

By sharing this story, Chris Courtney hopes he can help his aunt and uncle, but he also hopes it will help other families in similar situations before its too late.

We offered help in the past," Chris Courtney said. "So if you have someone in your family who is in the same situation my aunt and uncle were in, I don't care what it takes you need to do, what you need to do to help those people.

A new vending machine has popped up in downtown Detroit just in time for the holidays. It's called the Giving Machine and with the swipe or tap of your credit card, you can help purchase items for others in need.

"We were just walking by," Kelly Reid of Detroit said. "I think the concept is really, really cool."

I think its really cool. I think it's a good way to support, Andrew Koziol of Monroe said. I got some extra money lying around, so why not help people out?

All day, people like Koziol and Reid saw the vending machine at Campus Martius Park and stopped to make a selection. It's filled with dozens of items that are all charitable donations for someone in need. Once you pay for the item, 100% of the money will be sent to that charity to purchase it.

This is a reverse vending machine where you can give instead of get, said Joan Johansson, project manager for the Giving Machine in Detroit.

The machine is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Since first launching in 2017, the machines have raised more than $32 million. This year, you can find them in 106 cities and 13 countries.

The machine in Detroit benefits a few international nonprofits along with five local charities.

There are five local charities that really represent our community and the diversity we have here in metro Detroit, Johansson said. "Every dollar you spend here goes directly to that charity to purchase the item you have chosen.

From Jewish Family Services to Zaman International, the charities come from all faiths. Another beneficiary is Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan.

The coming together of these organizations, these multiple charities who represent these different faiths is really a sign of the strength of our Detroit-area community, said Paul Propson, CEO of Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan.

Propson says the items they have in the giving machine will go toward their Walking with Moms in Need program.

The Walking with Moms in Need program is one we're most exciting about right now, Propson said. "Not every woman has what she needs for her baby and thats something that needs to be addressed.

Koziol bought some socks that will help the Pope Francis Center and liked how easy it was to donate.

It was cool. It was easy, Koziol said. "You don't have to go somewhere, you don't have to drop something off, you just buy it.

Reid was walking by with her daughter and chose to buy a meal for a senior in need through Jewish Family Services. She also appreciated how easy it was to spread kindness and teach it to her daughter too.

Sharing is caring," Reid said. "We teach them that, but to actually show them that and participate in that is a wonderful thing.

The Giving Machine will be in downtown Detroit until Dec. 8, then it moves on to Grand Rapids through the New Year.