1 killed, tow truck driver injured - 01.01.24 (MI) "Updated 01.04.24"

[TowForce]

Believed intoxicated driver hits, kills person getting their car towed in Detroit

 

 

DETROIT – A driver who police believe was under the influence crashed into a tow truck Monday morning in Detroit, killing the person whose car was getting towed.

 

Detroit police say a man in his 40s was arrested Monday, Jan. 1, after allegedly striking and killing a person and injuring another on Detroit’s east side. At around 5:20 a.m., the man -- whose identity was not provided -- reportedly crashed his Chevrolet Tahoe into a tow truck in the area of Young and Hayes streets.

 

The person getting their vehicle towed was standing outside the car when the crash occurred. The individual, whose identity was also not released, was killed when the Tahoe crashed into the tow truck, police said.

 

The driver of the tow truck was also injured in the crash. Their identity and the extent of their injuries were not immediately known.

 

Detroit police believe the man driving the Tahoe was under the influence, though more specifics were not provided. He was taken into custody Monday morning, and the results of the toxicology report were pending.

 

No additional information was available as of this writing.

 

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[TowForce]

Eastpointe man charged in fatal crash in Detroit on New Year's Day

 

An Eastpointe man is facing charges in connection with a car collision that killed a Detroit man and injured an Inkster man on New Year's Day in Detroit, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday.

De-L Alekshay-Makalo Wesley, 49, was arraigned in the 36th District Court in Detroit on charges of reckless driving causing death and serious impairment of a body function, and operating while intoxicated causing death and serious injury, the prosecutor's office said.

Around 3 a.m. on Jan. 1, Detroit resident Dylan Bradford, 27, was involved in a crash near Hayes and Young streets on the city's east side. A tow truck arrived at the scene about two hours later to tow Bradford's vehicle, prosecutors said.

"This is a very hard, but unfortunately not a surprising way to start the New Year. Lives will be changed forever," Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in a statement. "The evidence in this case will show that alcohol was involved when the defendant was driving. Now a man is dead and another is seriously injured."

Wesley's cash bond was set at $100,000 and he was ordered on house arrest with a GPS and alcohol tether if released, the Prosecutor's Office said.

His probable cause conference is set for Jan. 12

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