Waterford Township , MI : Woman accused of killing 76-year-old man during a carjacking at a Burger King restaurant on Saturday ,January 17th 2015

A woman who is accused of killing a 76-year-old man during a carjacking at a Burger King restaurant in Waterford Township has been arrested.

Waterford Township police said 38-year-old Ruth Pozdol was taken into custody Sunday night without incident in the Walled Lake area.

Clifford Van Haywald was a regular at the Burger King; everybody who worked there knew him by name.

Waterford Township police said Haywald was eating breakfast when Pozdol (pictured, above) sat down at his table.

"She somehow befriended him, made conversation with the victim. The victim then allowed the suspect to use his cellphone," said Lt. Todd Hasselbach. "During the course of their conversation she decided to grab his keys and take off toward his truck and he followed out."

Police said Pozdol jumped in Haywald's 2001 Chevy pickup and started the engine. As the 76-year-old tried to stop her, police said Pozdol ran over him as she drove away.

Van Haywald was rushed to the hospital, but died from his injuries.


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Woman accused of killing senior in Waterford Twp. carjacking arrested