WHITEFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — Two people have died after a police chase ended in a crash in Monroe County on Thursday afternoon.
The crash happened around 4:15 p.m. in Whiteford Township on Whiteford Center Road near Whiteford Road.
Michigan State Police said they were originally dispatched for a domestic violence incident. When they arrived, they say the suspect in the incident appeared to be "highly intoxicated." While they were making contact, police say the suspect took off in his vehicle and they pursued.
The suspect then ran a stop sign at an intersection and crashed into another vehicle, police say.
We're told the suspect, identified as 46-year-old David White JR. of Belleville, and the driver of the other vehicle, identified as 52-year-old Julie Ruttkofsky of Adrian, died in the crash.
MSP said the case is still under investigation and they have not confirmed whether alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Michigan State Police Monroe Post at 734-242-3500.
