1 dead, 5 injured after wild chase ends in crash in Detroit area: reports

HAMTRAMCK, MI – An innocent driver is dead and five other people are injured in a crash Thursday during a police chase that began in Hamtramck, according to multiple news reports.

Hamtramck Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri said according to news reports that officers stopped a white SUV carrying two women in the area of ​​Holbrook and Conant around 12:10 p.m.

The women pushed and scratched some of the officers before speeding away, leading to a short chase that ended at the intersection of Conant and McNichols Road in Detroit, where the SUV ran a red light and hit several cars, according to news reports.

One person died in the crash and five others were injured and taken to a nearby hospital, where their conditions were unknown, news reports said.

After the accident, the two women attempted to escape but were quickly captured by officers and arrested in connection with the police pursuit and fatal accident, according to news reports.

The police did not release any further details.

Detroit police and the Michigan State Police are assisting Hamtramck police in the investigation of the incident.