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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Unknown

Date : 01/16/2024

Location : Saginaw Street

City : Flint

County : Genesee

State : Michigan

Agency : Michigan State Police

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On January 16, 2024, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Michigan State Police troopers identified a 2009 Pontiac G8 suspected in a recent felonious assault and carjacking on eastbound I-69 near Morrish Road. When troopers attempted a traffic stop, the driver did not stop. Police escalated a pursuit. Police alleged that they "called off the chase" near Hammerberg Road, and immediately thereafter, the vehicle crashed into an MTA bus at the intersection of Saginaw and 9th Streets.
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A male rear passenger was pronounced dead at the crash site. The driver sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized, while the front passenger was treated for minor injuries. The bus driver and a passenger sustained minor injuries.
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TOTAL FATALITIES DURING THIS INCIDENT:
1 fatality: Male rear passenger (identity not disclosed) Injuries: The driver, front passenger, bus driver, and one bus passenger all sustained injuries of varying severity.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/flint-michigan-state-police-one-dead-after-chase-carjacking-vehicle-crashes-into-mta-bus/
https://midmichigannow.com/news/local/deadly-crash-in-flint-ensues-as-suspected-felon-evades-police-pursuit
https://hoodline.com/2024/01/suspect-vehicle-in-flint-carjacking-strikes-mta-bus-after-police-chase-leaving-one-dead-and-several-injured/