ST. IGNACE, Mich. — A Harbor Springs man was arrested Thursday morning after hitting a Michigan State Police trooper and fleeing the scene, MSP said.
According to a press release from MSP, it started around 7:30 p.m. in Alger County. Authorities were alerted to a reckless driver in a white Chevy Tahoe with Iowa plates. The pursuit ended after the driver left the sheriff's office jurisdiction.
MSP said a short time later the suspect vehicle drove into the parking lot of the MSP St. Ignace Post. A sergeant from the post tried talking to the driver, but the he sped off. The trooper went after him, catching the driver of the Tahoe at the Mackinac Bridge toll both.
The sergeant blocked the driver with his patrol vehicle, but the driver of the Tahoe refused to turn his vehicle off. MSP said the sergeant reached into his vehicle to turn it off and the driver put the Tahoe in reverse, dragging the sergeant and hitting two other vehicles. The Tahoe was able to bust through the toll booth and continue south on 1-75.
Several agencies in the area were called upon for help. They went after the Tahoe, before the pursuit came to an end in Resort Township in Emmet County. MSP said officers from the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Police Department located the vehicle abandoned on Resort Pike Road near Sheridan Road.
A perimeter was set up in the area and MSP K9 units were dispatched to search, as well as two helicopters, one from the MSP Aviation Unit and one from the U.S. Coast Guard station in Traverse Station.
During the investigation, authorities determined a 47-year-old Harbor Springs man was the driver. He was located at a condo in Harbor Springs Thursday around 6:30 a.m. by a MSP Fugitive Team. He was arrested and taken to the Muskegon County Jail. He faces several felony charges.
The sergeant was treated at McLaren Michigan Hospital in Petosky with non-life threatening injuries. He was released and expected to make a full recovery.
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