HAZEL PARK, Mich. – A 23-year-old Redford man will spend years in jail after a police chase ended in a crash that sent a 73-year-old to the hospital.
According to authorities, it started at about 11:30 a.m. on May 4 when a Hazel Park police officer attempted a traffic stop on a black pickup truck that ran a red light on Eight Mile Road.
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Police said the driver fled, reaching speeds of up to 80 mph before crashing into a car driven by a 73-year-old Warren man on Seven Mile Road. The Warren man suffered broken legs and a broken pelvis.
The driver of the pickup truck, Zaylin Faulkner, was arrested and charged with 2nd-degree flee and elude and driving while license suspended causing injury.
Faulkner pleaded no contest to the charges in May.
On Tuesday, June 23, Faulkner was sentenced to 29 months to 10 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections. He was given a 50 day credit for time served.