Two Sumpter Township police officers sustained minor injuries stemming from a collision and subsequent arrest of a driver who fled from them at about 9:45 p.m. Monday and fired at them at least five times.
In a news release on Tuesday, Eric Luke, director of public safety and chief of police, said officers from his department responded to the call of a possible drunk driver in the area of Sumpter Road, near Willow Road.
When officers attempted to stop the suspect vehicle, it sped off southbound. Officers continued their attempt to stop the erratically driven vehicle as it continued onto westbound Oakville Waltz and eventually into Washtenaw County, where they were fired upon at least five times by the driver.
The suspect vehicle continued to the City of Milan border before it doubled back towards the officers, at which time the incident was brought to an abrupt end through a collision with one of the two Sumpter Police patrol vehicles involved in the incident.
Officers arrested the driver, and lone occupant, a 44-year-old Allen Park man and recovered from his vehicle five firearms along with several thousand rounds of ammunition.
Chief Luke said charges will be sought through the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office at the conclusion of the investigation.
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