SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A 19-year-old was arrested on Halloween after allegedly stealing a car in Southfield, leading a police chase and crashing into another car.
Southfield police officers saw a suspected stolen Dodge Challenger in the area of 8 Mile Road and Northland Drive on Oct. 31 at around 3:30 a.m.
Police said the car was recently reported stolen in Southfield just 30 minutes before they spotted it.
An officer tried to pull over the Challenger, but police said the driver sped away. Police chased the driver through Detroit on southbound Lahser from 8 Mile Road, but the chase was then terminated at Lahser and Bennett Street.
Police said the chase reached speeds exceeding 100 mph.
The driver continued traveling, then crashed into a Toyota Corolla at the intersection of Lahser and Grand River.
The driver of the Corolla, and the only person in the car, a 25-year-old man, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
Police said the driver of the suspected stolen Challenger, a 19-year-old man from Warren, left the car and tried to run away from the scene. After a brief chase, the 19-year-old was arrested and taken to a local hospital for his injuries from the crash.
Police searched through the area and found “numerous” live 9mm rounds on the ground near the Challenger and a stolen Glock 19 with an extended magazine inserted in the gun. Officers said they also found a device commonly used to steal cars.
In Wayne County, Kaleb Neal, is facing charges of fleeing and eluding, reckless driving causing serious impairment, failure to stop at scene of a crash and receiving and concealing a stolen motor vehicle.
In Oakland County, he’s facing charges of fleeing and eluding, unlawful driving of a motor vehicle, possession of burglar’s tools with intent to steal a motor vehicle, carrying a concealed weapon and felony firearm.