A police tragedy on Thanksgiving.
Oakland County Sheriff says that a Sheriff’s deputy was killed during a police pursuit.
The chase started in Lapeer County and went WB on I-69 to SB M-15 and then entered Oakland County into Brandon Township. At about 12-30 a-m, At the intersection of SB M-15 and Seymour Lake Road the Deputy was just outside of his patrol car about to deploy “Stop Sticks” when the fleeing suspect hit the Deputy and the suspect’s vehicle then rolled over.
The suspect was immediately taken into custody at the scene. He’s a man in his 20’s. The deputy was dead on arrival at a hospital. The Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit is investigating the death.
The Deputy is a 22 year veteran of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. We are withholding his name.