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Name withheld by police

Name: Name withheld by police
Age:
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 10/05/2012
Location: Mound Road and 13 Mile Road
Warren, Michigan, 48092
County: Macomb
Agency: Sterling Heights Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: According to police, an officer tried to stop a Pontiac Grand Am for running a red light at 15 Mile and Mound Road in Sterling Heights at about 9 a.m. The officer reportedly followed the driver as he continued southbound into Warren at a high rate of speed, cut through a car dealership's parking lot, ran another red light and broadsided a Chevrolet Tahoe. The fleeing driver was crushed inside his car. The Tahoe's driver suffered serious injuries.
Unique ID: 21356

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