Gun found in brush 5 hours after road rage crash on M-14 in Plymouth

Arguing drivers led to crash

Michigan State Police troopers searching for a weapon near M-14 in Plymouth Township on July 5, 2021. (Michigan State Police)

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. – State police searched for five hours and found a gun in the brush near M-14 in Plymouth Township after an argument between two drivers resulted in a crash.

Troopers were called to M-14 and Ridge Road on Monday on reports of a road rage crash and weapon complaint, according to authorities.

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Two drivers were heading east on M-14 when they started to argue, police said. One of the drivers pointed a firearm at the other, causing a crash, officials said.

The second driver said the armed driver threw the weapon deep into the thick brush off of M-14, according to police.

State troopers and K-9 units found the pistol after a five-hour search, according to MSP. It was lying in the grass “a good distance” off the freeway, they said.

Police described the weapon as a “look-alike BB gun.”

The case is under prosecutor review, MSP said.


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