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Name Not Disclosed

Age : 61

Gender : Female

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/26/2022

Location : Michigan Avenue and Gulley Road

City : Dearborn

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Wayne County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE:
Bystander killed after a Wayne County sheriff's deputy attempted to stop a Ford Econoline for a moving violation.
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NARRATIVE:
On 12/26/2022, a 61-year-old woman from Lincoln Park, Michigan, was killed when a Ford Econoline van fleeing a Wayne County Sheriff's Office traffic stop crashed into her Chevrolet Trax at Michigan Avenue and Gulley Road in Dearborn.
At approximately 8:40 a.m., a Wayne County sheriff's deputy observed the Ford Econoline traveling at excessive speed eastbound on Michigan Avenue and activated the patrol vehicle's emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop. The van's continued eastbound.
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The vehicle drove through a red light at Michigan Avenue and Gulley Road and collided with the Chevrolet Trax being driven northbound on Gulley Road by the 61-year-old woman. She was pronounced dead at the scene. She was not involved in the police encounter before the vehicle struck hers.
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After the collision, the driverleft the van and ran from the scene. Dearborn police apprehended him after a short foot pursuit. Authorities subsequently reported that he had a suspended driver's license and several outstanding arrest warrants.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2022/12/26/innocent-driver-killed-when-man-fleeing-traffic-stop-causes-crash-at-dearborn-intersection/
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2022/12/27/dearborn-officials-investigating-fatal-2-car-collision-caused-by-driver-fleeing-police/
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/victim-killed-after-driver-flees-police-causes-crash-in-dearborn/
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/man-accused-of-running-red-light-causing-fatal-dearborn-crash-charged-with-murder