DETROIT (WWJ) A brief police chase, involving a stolen car, led to a deadly crash on Detroit's west side; police said.
Detroit Police said the crash happened on Friday, April 11, around 8 p.m. on Murray Hill Street at Puritan Avenue, in the area of Outer Drive and Greenfield. It killed an innocent bystander, police said.
According to police; the pursuit began when officers from the 12th precinct attempted to initiate a traffic stop, and the suspect fled.
"Seconds later, (officers) saw smoke," Deputy Chief Jacqueline Pritchett said during a press conference.
Officers then noticed two cars with "heavy accident damage," according to Pritchett.
"They observed, in the vehicle that fled from them, the driver was gone," she said.
She said officers arrested the suspect, a Redford man in his 20s, "several houses away." He was taken to a local hospital, where he's listed in stable condition.
The suspect is wanted for Aggravated Assault in Eastpointe. The crash involved a vehicle stolen from Redford, Pritchett said.
A man in his sixties died from his injuries after the suspect's car crashed into his. His name and city of residence were not released.