Police cruiser slams into stolen SUV after high speed chase

Shocking moment police cruiser slams into stolen SUV after high-speed chase sending the car rolling down the street in horrific smash that left cops and suspects seriously injured

• A Michigan State cruiser crashed into a stolen SUV during a high-speed chase 
• The SUV was occupied by teens, who were being chased by other troopers 

Shocking dashcam footage shows the moment a Michigan State Police cruiser slammed into a stolen SUV that crossed into its path during a high-speed chase.

State police were responding to a call to join in the chase of the stolen vehicle when it pulled out in front of them and collided with their cruiser, injuring two MSP troopers and two teenagers in the car. 

One of the troopers was knocked unconscious and became trapped in the car, which caught fire. Similarly, of the two teens in the car, one was ‘ejected’ while the other also became trapped.

The two troopers and the two suspects in the stolen vehicle, said to be ‘juveniles’, were all taken to the hospital with serious injuries. 

State Police were chasing two teens in a stolen vehicle when the SUV collided with the cruiser (pictured at the scene after the crash)

Of the two teens in the car (pictured after the crash) one was ‘ejected’ while the other was trapped inside but rescued by fire crews

The MSP troopers have since been discharged from the hospital, WZZM13 reported, but no update was given as to the condition of the two suspects in the stolen SUV. 

The incident happened on June 15 when another MSP vehicle was chasing the stolen car as it approached the intersection of Peck and E. Holbrook in Muskegon, by Michigan Lake.

The second MSP cruiser involved in the crash was speeding towards the chase to assist in intercepting the SUV when it pulled out in front of the cruiser, causing the crash.

‘Initial dispatch info stated cruiser struck and an officer unconscious. While en route, dispatch advised two vehicles involved, one cruiser with two officers injured – one trapped – and the cruiser on fire as well as a civilian vehicle into a building with one ejected and one trapped,’ Muskegon Fire Department said in a statement after the crash.

Dashcam footage recorded from the cruiser shows the moment the white SUV pulls out in front of it at the intersection of Peck and E. Holbrook in Muskegon

A still of the cruiser’s dashcam footage in which the SUV is seen directly in front of the speeding cruiser

Doorbell footage showed the SUV rolled over on its side after the crash

Dashcam footage showed the moment of impact and doorbell footage showed the SUV rolling into a nearby building and into the bushes.

‘This is a situation that we never want to deal with, especially when we’re dealing with other individuals. We never want to see this happen,’ Lieutenant Robinson told WZZM13.

‘And so our thoughts go out to the troopers, their families, the families of the individuals that were in the other vehicle… it’s a senseless thing that happens.’  

MSP said Fifth District Investigative Response Team is assisting in an ongoing investigation.

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