Driver arrested after fleeing from police, striking sheriff's patrol car with his vehicle, police say
A driver led police on a high-speed chase around Washtenaw County late Friday before eventually being arrested after striking a sheriff's patrol car and another car with his vehicle, according to the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department.
No injuries were reported, and the driver was taken to the county jail.
Sheriff's spokesman Derrick Jackson said a deputy was patrolling near Hamilton and Harriet streets in Ypsilanti at about 11:45 p.m. when a 2009 Ford Edge passed at a high rate of speed.
The deputy attempted to pull the driver over, but he sped off, Jackson said.
The vehicle fled onto westbound I-94, got on northbound US-23 and exited onto Washtenaw Avenue, Jackson said. The vehicle then got back onto northbound US-23, exited on Geddes Road and took Huron River Drive to Hogback Road, Jackson said.
The driver continued south on Hogback Road at a high rate of speed, Jackson said. Several cars were stopped at a red light at the intersection of Hogback Road and Washtenaw Avenue — near the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department — and the fleeing vehicle struck one of the cars stopped at the light, Jackson said.
As deputies approached the vehicle, the driver attempted to maneuver his vehicle away, striking a deputy's patrol car several times, Jackson said. The fleeing driver's vehicle became inoperable at that point, and he was arrested, Jackson said.
The man was jailed pending charges, and no further details were available this evening.
Comments
Patrick
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 : 7:43 p.m.
I was driving the car he hit. Completely totaled, trunk is squished all the way up to the back seats. Lovely.
pvitaly
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 : 2:27 p.m.
There are errors in this story. I drove by the scene after the crash happened, which was about 10:30PM. Also, I work with someone who was in the car accident. The driver hit a car, which then hit my co-workers car - over and over.
actionjackson
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 : 11:17 a.m.
Run right for the County Jail parking lot? Sounds like a Hollywood comedy to me. Probably not to the officers that were involved though.
rouzer
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 : 9:31 p.m.
So what just happened on Birch Hollow just west of Stone School? There were 5-6 police cars, blocking passage on the street and shining lights on any movement on the street?
RJA
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 : 7:45 p.m.
How and why this driver thought he wouldn't get caught is beyond me. Nobody was injured was a good thing. He could have injured or even killed one or several. I hope the Police keep him in custody until they find out why he ran to begin with.