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Detroit Officer Leads Police On High-Speed Chase

POSTED: 1:28 pm EDT May 16, 2008
UPDATED: 1:35 pm EDT May 16, 2008

An off Duty Detroit Police officer, who was allegedly driving drunk on his motorcycle Friday morning led police on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash, police said.

Police said the officer was spotted weaving through traffic on his motorcycle at high speeds. When police attempted to stop him, the driver accelerated to speeds above 100 miles per hour, ran traffic signals and led them on a chase.

The officer lost control of the motorcycle and crashed near Grand River and Telegraph Road on the city's northwest side. He was not seriously injured.

The officer was arrested and faces drunken driving charges.

Police are not released the officers name. However, the officer confirmed to police that he has been on an unpaid suspension, but he did not say for how long.

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