Crime & Safety
Driver With Suspended License Crashes Into State Trooper
No one was injured in the crash, but troopers ask drivers to move over when they see lights and flashers.
DETROIT, MI – A 47-year-old man has been arrested on an outstanding warrant after he crashed into a Michigan State trooper's cruiser along the Southfield Freeway on Monday morning. Troopers say there were no injuries.
Troopers were on the scene of a crash on the Southfield Freeway near McNichols just after midnight when the collision occurred. Troopers said the driver of a Ford was headed south on the Southfield Freeway "when he disregarded all emergency lights" and hit the patrol car and two tow trucks.
The state police said the driver was not impaired, but his license was suspended and he had an outstanding warrant. Police arrested him and took him to the Detroit Detention Center.
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The crash also served as a teachable moment for other drivers. Troopers reminded drivers, when they see a crash and police and emergency vehicles, "please move over. It's pretty simple."
This morning troopers were working on a roll over traffic crash located on the Southfield Freeway near McNichols when the driver of a Ford was southbound on M39 when he disregarded all emergency lights and struck a state police patrol car and two tow trucks. pic.twitter.com/dBWAuf7t3X
— MSP Metro Detroit (@mspmetrodet) January 22, 2018
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