3/8/14 - More than two-and-a-half years after police say he drove the wrong way on I-96 while fleeing from officers, a Lansing man has been sentenced. 21-year-old Juwan Williams ordered to serve 2 to 5 years in prison with credit for 99 days already served. He will be eligible to take part in a Michigan Department of Corrections boot camp program as part of an earlier agreement with prosecutors. He pleaded guilty as charged to fleeing and eluding, two counts of resisting police, operating with the presence of a controlled substance and driving on a suspended license. Authorities say Williams 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 was also hospitalized after the crash. Although the charges were authorized in August of 2011, Williams wasnât arrested and arraigned until November 27th of last 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. (JM)
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