3 People Hospitalized After Erratic Driver Leads Police Chase, Crashes
Three people transported to hospital after car crashes into utility pole in Fenton.
Rescue crews transported three people to the hospital after a crash during a police chase in Fenton.
Around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, a white 2006 Ford four-door was seen driving north erratically on Fenway Drive. A Fenton police officer turned around to investigate, and the Ford accelerated northbound on Fenway Drive, refusing to stop for the fully marked patrol car with emergency lights and siren activated, said Fenton Police Chief Rick Aro.
Police observed turning east on Silver Lake Road, continuing east until the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a utility pole on Silver Lake Road near Lincoln Street, Aro said.
Silver Lake Road was closed for about an hour while officers completed their investigation and Consumers Power cleared downed electrical wires, Aro said.
The 20-year-old driver and passengers, ages 19 and 20, were transported to a hospital for treatment, where they are currently in stable condition, Aro stated.
Alcohol is believed to be a factor, and the accident remains under investigation, he said.
Lorraine
11:42 am on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
sad...alcohol @ 5:30am...very sad
Lenny Haise
1:25 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Two people under age ,not a good thing.
Josh Vogez
2:06 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Crazy, I seen part of this chase on my way to work.
G. C.
8:38 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Yeah, I was wondering why the cops & Fire Dept had Silver Lk Rd. in front of Tim Hortons blocked off early this morning.
stephanie pytlowanyj
11:06 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012
What's sad is another police chase in Fenton. You would think the police would have learned from the last chase that ended in the death of a Holly resident (the vehicle that ran into the Fenton House a year or so ago).
Police need to reserve a chase for something that is important.....like someone banishing a gun.
Barry
12:16 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012
your saying keeping a drunk driver off the road is not important? The police are doing their job. What if the driver hit someone and killed them ie: family member, child, grandparent, wife, husband..
caleb
2:13 pm on Sunday, September 2, 2012
Brandishing a gun ffor one and for two the kid shouldent have run no fleeing means no chase Fenton police did exactly what they should have
stephanie pytlowanyj
6:03 pm on Sunday, September 2, 2012
Tell that to the parents of the kid that died in the police chase that happened by the Fenton House.
Michelle Coche
8:25 am on Monday, October 1, 2012
It seems that Stephanie doesn't like the police doing their jobs taking drunk drivers off the roads. Kudos to the Fenton Police Department getting a drunk off the road.