1/16/14 - A trial date has been set for the Lansing man suspected of leading police on a wrong way chase along I-96 in 2011. 21-year-old Juwan Williams was charged with fleeing and eluding and resisting police after he deliberately tried to flee from State Police who had pulled the vehicle over on eastbound I-96 just past the Brighton exit on August 3rd of 2011. Police say Williams pushed the carâs driver out of the vehicle and then drove westbound in the eastbound lanes a short distance before crashing into a pickup truck driven by a Howell Township man. The truck rolled down an embankment, trapping the driver inside. He had to be extricated by firefighters and was hospitalized. Williams, who was also hospitalized after the crash, will be in court Friday for a pre-trial hearing. A February trial date is scheduled if no plea deal is reached. Although the charges were authorized in August of 2011, court records show Williams wasnât arrested and arraigned until November 27th of this year. The carâs original driver, who was pushed out by Williams, was cited for driving on a suspended license, while the two remaining passengers in the car were not charged. (JK)
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