ECORSE, Mich. (WXYZ) — A police pursuit by River Rouge officers ended in the vehicle being pursued crashing into a parked car in Ecorse.
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The crash happened on Tenth Street, a one-way street, near West Outer Drive and West Jefferson Avenue. Residents in the neighborhood tells us a parked and unoccupied Ford Edge was struck by the driver of a black Dodge Charger going the wrong way, which was being pursued by River Rouge police.
According to an Ecorse Police Officer at the scene, River Rouge Police was involved in a vehicle pursuit that began in River Rouge and ended in Ecorse, with River Rouge officers asking Ecorse Police to assist at the crash scene.
The driver was taken into custdy after the crash and treated for non-life threatening injuries at a nearby hospital.
As for the owner of the vehicle that was struck, Shawntae Barber works at Detroit Metro Airport. She told us she had to be to work early this morning, but now she doesn't have a way to get there.
“I’m tired. It’s a lot going on," Shawntae said. "My car is totaled. I just brought it up here from Louisville, Kentucky. I haven’t been in an accident. Just got it fixed. Now, I feel like I’m back to square one. Now, I gotta just…I don’t know. It’s too early in the morning.”
