A Warren man pleaded guilty last week to fleeing police in a case stemming from a Halloween chase that ended in a crash and left another driver critically injured.
Kaleb Neal, who was 19 at the time of his arrest, entered the plea on March 31 in Wayne County Circuit Court on one count of second-degree fleeing a police officer. Four other charges, including reckless driving causing serious impairment of a body function, failure to stop at the scene of a serious personal injury accident, and receiving and concealing a stolen motor vehicle, were dismissed as part of the disposition. Judge Jeffrey G. Collins presided over the case.
Neal is scheduled to be sentenced May 11, 2026.
What happened
Southfield police officers spotted a Dodge Challenger suspected to have been stolen in the area of 8 Mile Road and Northland Drive at around 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 31, 2025. Police said the car had been reported stolen in Southfield just 30 minutes earlier.
An officer tried to conduct a traffic stop on the car, but the driver sped away.
Police chased the Challenger south on Lahser from 8 Mile Road before calling off the pursuit at Lahser and Bennett Street.
Officials said speeds topped 100 mph during the chase.
The Challenger eventually crashed into a Toyota Corolla at the intersection of Lahser and Grand River in Detroit. The sole occupant of the Corolla, a 25-year-old man, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
Suspect arrested after brief foot chase
After the crash, police said Neal got out of the Challenger and tried to run. Officers caught him after a brief foot chase and took him to a local hospital to be treated for injuries from the crash.
A search of the area turned up a stolen Glock 19 with an extended magazine, numerous live 9mm rounds on the ground near the Challenger, and a device police said is commonly used to steal cars.
Neal faced charges in both Wayne and Oakland counties following his arrest. The Wayne County case is the one in which he entered his guilty plea.