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Name Not Disclosed

Age : 20

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 06/27/2022

Location : Central Avenue and John Kronk Street

City : Detroit

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Detroit Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police intervention crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Detroit police were dispersing a street-racing and drifting gathering when multiple vehicles drove away in different directions.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/27/2022, an unidentified man in his 20s from Wixom was killed along with an unidentified woman in her 20s from Novi when their vehicle was struck by an Amtrak train at Central Avenue and John Kronk Street in southwest Detroit.
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Shortly before the collision, Detroit police were breaking up a street-racing and drifting gathering. Police radio traffic documented vehicles leaving the scene in multiple directions.
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Detroit Police Chief James White said the vehicle carrying the two decedents continued speeding away from the area after police arrived but emphasized that Detroit officers were not pursuing it.
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Shortly after midnight, the vehicle approached the railroad crossing at Central Avenue and John Kronk Street. Police said the driver attempted to cross the tracks ahead of an approaching Amtrak train.
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The Amtrak train struck the vehicle, killing both occupants. The crossing gates were reported to have been functioning. None of the 102 passengers and crew aboard the train were injured.
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The available public reporting does not establish which decedent was driving the vehicle. The male decedent therefore cannot safely be classified as the driver or passenger without the underlying crash or FARS person record.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Detroit Police Department officers were dispersing the street-racing gathering preceding the fatal collision, but the officers were not publicly identified. Police Chief James White stated that officers did not pursue the vehicle involved in the fatal crash.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/2-killed-after-car-tries-to-beat-train-crossing-was-hit-by-amtrak-in-sw-detroit
https://www.wxyz.com/news/2-dead-after-trying-to-beat-train-amtrak-passenger-recalls-jolt
https://www.fox17online.com/news/2-dead-after-trying-to-beat-train-amtrak-passenger-recalls-jolt