Four individuals were hospitalized following a high-speed police chase in Saginaw last Friday, that ended in a vehicular collision. According to reports from ABC12, the Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team (BAYANET) had been performing surveillance on a "known drug dealer," who bore several felony arrest warrants when Saginaw Police attempted to execute a traffic stop near Holland Road and 16th Street at approximately 11:50 a.m. The suspect opted to rapidly accelerate away, instigating a chase that sprawled across the Saginaw area for about 30 minutes before culminating in a crash.
The suspect allegedly failed to heed a stop sign at North Oakley Street and West Genesee Avenue, colliding with another vehicle and thus bringing the pursuit to an abrupt end. After being treated for minor injuries at a local hospital, two individuals from the suspect's vehicle were taken into custody, with WNEM reporting that a "sizable amount of narcotics" was discovered during a search of the vehicle. The driver was later held at Saginaw County Jail, pending arraignment on various charges.
Occupants of the non-fleeing vehicle hit during the incident were also hospitalized due to minor injuries. As of the report, all parties involved are expected to recover fully. Both the Michigan State Police and the Saginaw Police Department are to further continue the investigation into Friday's event, as noted by ABC12.
The suspect, a 32-year-old man with multiple outstanding felony warrants, now faces a series of charges including fleeing and eluding police, resisting police, possessing with intent to deliver a substantive amount of narcotics, and violating probation. MLive is withholding his name until after the formal arraignment.
