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Name Not Disclosed
Age : 20
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/16/2022
Location : Chalmers Street and Wilfred Street
City : Detroit
County : Wayne
State : Michigan
Agency : Detroit Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/16/2022, at approximately 3:00 a.m., Detroit police responded to a ShotSpotter alert involving gunfire during what Police Chief James White described as a domestic-related incident. Police alleged that a man fired into a parked vehicle while another person was inside. According to White, that person ran from the vehicle into a residence, after which the gunman allegedly fired into the house. Police said the two men knew each other. Investigators were seeking the alleged gunman for assault with intent to murder.
Detroit Police Department's 9th Precinct Crime Intelligence Unit investigated the shooting and used the city's Project Green Light surveillance system to identify a Chrysler 300 believed to have been involved. Investigators obtained the vehicle's license plate after determining that it had appeared at a gas station participating in Project Green Light. Police distributed the vehicle description and license plate to patrol officers.
At approximately 7:05 a.m., Detroit officers located the Chrysler 300 on the city's east side and attempted to stop it. The driver continued driving away while police pursued. Police reported that the Chrysler had previously been reported stolen from Romulus on 07/11/2022.
Police Chief James White said officers lost sight of the Chrysler for approximately one minute while continuing to search for it. Another contemporaneous account reported that Detroit police terminated the pursuit after the driver continued driving away, then subsequently spotted the Chrysler nearby. Thus, the available accounts indicate that officers were no longer immediately behind the Chrysler when the fatal collision occurred.
The Chrysler was traveling at extremely high speed through the east-side neighborhood. Police estimated that it reached approximately 100 mph. Near Chalmers and Wilfred streets, the Chrysler crashed into the rear of a U.S. Postal Service tractor-trailer and became wedged underneath the trailer. The driver of the Chrysler was killed in the collision.
The driver of the postal truck survived. Police reported that she was visibly shaken and was transported to a hospital as a precaution. Firefighters used extraction equipment to remove the deceased driver from the heavily damaged Chrysler.
Police reported recovering two firearms from inside the Chrysler following the crash. The recovery of the firearms was reported as part of the investigation into the earlier shooting; available reporting did not establish through independent evidence that the deceased driver had fired either weapon during the earlier incident.
Detroit Police Chief James White publicly described the death as a tragic outcome and expressed condolences to the driver's family. At the time of the initial investigation, police had not publicly released the man's identity and described him as a man in his 20s.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wxyz.com/news/police-chase-suspect-dies-after-crashing-under-semi-on-detroits-east-side
