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David White Jr.

Age : 46

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/15/2022

Location : Whiteford Road and Whiteford Center Road

City : Whiteford Township

County : Monroe

State : Michigan

Agency : Michigan State Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE:
Pursuit after domestic violence.
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NARRATIVE:
On 12/15/2022, 46-year-old David White Jr. of Belleville was killed when the pickup truck he was driving collided with an uninvolved vehicle at Whiteford Road and Whiteford Center Road in Monroe County during a Michigan State Police pursuit. The other driver, 52-year-old Julie Ruttkofsky of Adrian, was also killed.
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Michigan State Police were dispatched at approximately 2:57 p.m. to a residence in Bedford Township for a reported domestic violence incident. Witnesses told police that a woman outside the residence was yelling for an officer and that White was driving a truck erratically in the driveway and across neighboring lawns.
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Troopers contacted White and police alleged that he appeared highly intoxicated. During that encounter, White drove away in the pickup. Michigan State Police confirmed that a trooper pursued him.
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The pursuit traveled into Whiteford Township. At approximately 4:15 p.m., White traveled along Whiteford Road toward its intersection with Whiteford Center Road. Police said he drove through the stop sign and collided with an SUV driven by Ruttkofsky.
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The collision was extremely violent and both vehicles caught fire. White and Ruttkofsky were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Witnesses described White's speed immediately before the collision as more than 80 mph, although I did not find an official Michigan State Police measurement confirming that speed. Neighbors reported hearing police sirens before hearing the collision.
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Michigan State Police Second District detectives and a crash reconstructionist investigated the pursuit and collision.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2022/12/16/man-fleeing-police-runs-stop-sign-causes-crash-that-kills-himself-innocent-driver-in-monroe-county/
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/double-fatal-crash-caused-by-domestic-violence-suspect-fleeing-from-police-in-monroe-county
https://www.wxyz.com/news/2-dead-after-police-chase-ends-in-crash-in-monroe-county