By Katrease Stafford
Detroit Free Press
DETROIT — A 13-year-old boy is in police custody after he led deputies on a police chase Saturday night in Clinton Township with his 8-year-old sister in the vehicle.
The Macomb County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center sent out an alert around 11:30 p.m. for deputies to be on the lookout for a black Nissan Altima that was reportedly driving erratically.
A sheriff deputy on patrol located the vehicle stopped at a red light on westbound Metropolitan Parkway near Harper in Clinton Township, according to a release from the sheriff’s office. The office released dashcam footage of the chase Monday morning.
After the red signal changed, the deputy followed, then initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle to check on the driver, which was the 13-year-old boy.
The Nissan stopped on the left shoulder, but before the deputy could approach the vehicle, the boy roared away at high speed. The deputy pursued, unaware that the driver was a 13-year-old boy.
After a short vehicle pursuit, the driver of the Nissan lost control, spun out in the road, crossed the grassy median and ended up in the lanes of eastbound Metropolitan Parkway.
The two occupants jumped out of the car and ran but were caught by police.
Both children were transported to the Sheriff Office and the girl was turned over to her mother. The 13-year-old boy was taken to the Macomb Juvenile Justice Center and deputies were able to determine that the car belonged to the girlfriend of the children’s father.
The 8-year-old was not charged, but on Sunday morning the 13-year-old faced charges of unlawful driving away, fleeing and eluding, and resisting & obstructing a police officer, said Sheriff’s Office Lt. John Michalke.
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