(CBS-DETROIT) – A Detroit man was arrested Thursday after crashing a stolen Jeep into an Eaton County home, police said.
Michigan State Police were called to the CN Railroad Distribution Center in Windsor Township around 3 a.m. Thursday after two people were spotted trying to steal a GMC SUV from the lot. Before police arrived, the two suspects abandoned the SUV in the parking lot and ran away on foot.
While searching the area, troopers observed two Jeeps leaving the scene near Billwood Highway and Oak Highway. When an officer attempted to pull over one of the Jeeps, the driver reportedly turned off the Jeep’s lights and drove away at a high rate of speed.
The driver eventually lost control of the Jeep on the icy roads and crashed into a house on Oak Highway. The driver, a 24-year-old Detroit man, fled on foot into a wooded area and was eventually located and arrested along I-69 near Davis Highway.
The second Jeep left the area. The police are still looking for that suspect.
Police say the crashed Jeep was stolen from Detroit.
The Detroit man was arrested for receiving and concealing a stolen motor vehicle, fleeing and eluding, conspiracy, driving while license suspended, altering VIN with intent to defraud, and resisting and obstructing.
An investigation is underway.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call MSP Trooper McPhee at 517-322-1907.
