IONIA COUNTY, Mich — A woman is dead following a police chase that spanned three counties, ending in a fatal crash Sunday.
Around 4:15 p.m. on Sunday, the Ionia County Sheriff's Office responded to the Ionia Wal-Mart and Menards on the reports of stolen vehicles.
Police determined that five suspects had stolen multiple vehicles between the two locations and later drove away from the area.
The Ionia County Sheriff's Office sent out an area broadcast, alerting other area departments of the stolen cars.
Shortly after, Clinton County Sheriff's deputies located the vehicles and began pursuit.
Police chased the suspects through Clinton and Eaton counties until they entered back into Ionia County.
Deputies say that one of the cars was stopped after officer deployed a spike strip, disabling the vehicle.
The second vehicle lost control while driving on Sunfield Hwy. near Bippley Rd. and left the road, striking a tree, police say. A female passenger was killed by the crash. The other people in the car sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to Sparrow Hospital.
The names of the suspects are being withheld while an investigation into the incident continues.
Assisting in the incident were Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, Eaton County Sheriff's Office, Michigan State Police, Portland Police Department, Lake Odessa Police Department, Grand Ledge Police Department, Life EMS Ambulance service, Portland Ambulance, Sunfield Fire Department, Reed and Hoppes Towing and Central Dispatch from Ionia, Clinton, and Eaton Counties.
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