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Fleeing Driver Causes Accident in Vassar
Mary Drier/Mike Kaufman
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:08:17 EDT
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The Vassar Police Department attempted to stop a black pickup for erratic driving on Huron and Division streets on Wednesday.
The vehicle failed to stop and fled from officers north on Division Street and out of the city north on Vassar Road.
The vehicle continued to flee from officers running the stop sign at M-81 and Vassar Road causing a significant accident at the intersection, according to the press release issued by the police department.
The black pickup rolled several times and the suspect driver was arrested after a short foot pursuit. The struck vehicle spun out into the field and came to rest.
The struck vehicle's occupants were conscious and alert with non life-threatening injuries.
The two passengers were taken to the hospital, but the driver was wanted for a prior assault on law enforcement and will be charged with fleeing and eluding police causing injury, resisting arrest, possession of methamphetamine, possession of psilocybin, Operating Under the Influence of Drugs, and possession of narcotic paraphernalia.
Vassar Police thanked the Tuscola County Sheriff's Department, the Michigan State Police, the Caro Police Department, MMR and the fire departments that assisted at the scene.
The injury accident report was written by the sheriff's department.
