6/3/14 - Two men were arrested after a high speed chase this morning that started in Ingham County and ended in Brighton but it turns out the vehicle involved was stolen during the robbery of an elderly woman in Southgate. Deputies with the Livingston County Sheriff's Department were notified of the chase around 11am and that they would be picking it up from Ingham County authorities at the county line. Sheriff Bob Bezotte says deputies observed the 2001 black Ford Taurus traveling eastbound on I-96 at Fowlerville Road in excess of 120 mph and attempted to make a stop but the vehicle continued on. Michigan State Police got involved and deployed stop sticks on I-96 near Dorr Road in the Howell area. Bezotte says the front right tire went flat and the vehicle slowed down to about 100 mph before the front right tire came off and shredded. He says the suspects proceeded to drive on the rims and slowed to around 70mph before finally stopping on I-96 near Flint Road in Brighton. The two suspects were taken into custody without further incident and Bezotte says his department is seeking charges of fleeing and eluding and reckless driving against the men. He added that the vehicle involved is also connected to a May 28th case out of Southgate in which a 92-year-old woman was tied up and her vehicle was stolen - the same black Taurus involved in todayâs chase. (JM)
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