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Julie Ruttkofsky 2 of 2

Case # :1601

Gender : Female

Age : 52

Race : White

Date : 12/16/2022

Location : Whiteford Center Rd/Whiteford Rd

City : Whiteford Township

County : Monroe

State : Michigan

Agency : Michigan State Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Michigan State Police were dispatched for a domestic violence incident and saw a man fleeing who appeared to be "highly intoxicated." He took off in his vehicle and troopers escalated a chase. He ran a stop sign at an intersection and crashed into another vehicle. Both White and the driver of the other vehicle, 52-year-old Julie Ruttkofsky of Adrian, died in the crash.

Source Links :

https://www.wxyz.com/news/2-dead-after-police-chase-ends-in-crash-in-monroe-county