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Name Not Disclosed

Age : 45

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/17/2022

Location : Welch Boulevard and Dayton Street

City : Flint

County : Genesee

State : Michigan

Agency : Michigan State Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Michigan State Police troopers initially stopped the vehicle for an alleged traffic violation near Pierson Road and Clio Road. Police said that when troopers approached the vehicle they saw a handgun and what appeared to be narcotics inside. The driver drove away, and troopers initiated a pursuit.
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/17/2022, an unidentified 45-year-old Flint man was killed while riding as a passenger in a vehicle that crashed during a Michigan State Police pursuit in Flint.
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Shortly after midnight, Michigan State Police troopers stopped the vehicle near Pierson Road and Clio Road for an alleged traffic violation. Police said that as troopers approached, they saw a handgun and what they described as possible narcotics inside the vehicle.
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The 44-year-old driver drove away from the traffic stop and headed south on Clio Road at high speed. The troopers returned to their patrol vehicle and initiated a pursuit.
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The pursuit continued for approximately 1.5 miles. Michigan State Police said the troopers were unable to catch up with the vehicle before it crashed near Welch Boulevard and Dayton Street. No police vehicle struck the pursued vehicle.
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Both men were trapped in the wreckage and required extrication. The 45-year-old passenger died from his injuries. The 44-year-old driver survived and was hospitalized. Michigan State Police subsequently said it would seek charges against the driver.
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Michigan State Police's Second District Special Investigation Section investigated the fatal pursuit and crash. The available verified public reporting does not provide a reliable maximum pursuit speed.
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A deep search of later reporting, the exact crash location and date, Genesee County/Flint death references, obituaries and funeral-home records did not produce a defensible public identification of the 45-year-old passenger. Contemporary reports from multiple outlets specifically stated that authorities had not released either man's identity, and I did not locate a reliable subsequent source that did so.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Michigan State Police did not publicly identify the troopers who conducted the traffic stop or participated in the pursuit in the verified sources located.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2022/04/17/passenger-killed-in-crash-after-driver-fled-from-police-in-flint/
https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/msp-traffic-stop-leads-to-chase-deadly-crash-near-flint
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/passenger-killed-in-crash-after-driver-flees-police-in-flint/
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/passenger-in-vehicle-that-fled-police-in-flint-killed-in-crash