Driver critically injured after car lands on vehicles, fence pole smashes into windshield in Detroit
A man was critically injured after a crash Thursday in Detroit during which a vehicle ended up on top of two parked vehicles, the fire department said.
The crash happened in the 6700 block of Warwick Street, near Whitlock Street, and was reported to the Detroit Fire Department about 10:18 a.m. When firefighters arrived, they found the victim's vehicle on top of two other unoccupied vehicles.
Medics then found the 30-year-old man in the vehicle, along with a fence pole that had come through the windshield and struck him in the upper right portion of his torso, authorities said.
Fire crews cut the pole, allowing the driver to be released from the vehicle. He was taken to a local hospital, where he is in critical condition, according to officials.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials confirmed to CBS News Detroit that officers attempted to stop the driver during a targeted enforcement operation.
"As officers attempted the stop, the suspect immediately dangerously tried to evade arrest and struck three government vehicles, pinning an ICE officer's leg in the car door. The suspect continued on before losing control of his vehicle and crashing through a fence and a garage before the vehicle came to a stop on top of two other vehicles," a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said.
An ICE officer was also taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Neighbors tell CBS News Detroit that they saw authorities chasing a car.
"I was sleeping, and I heard 'boom.' It shook my whole house, and I got up," one neighbor said.
A man who lives at the home where the crash occurred says his family feels left in the dark about who will help with the cleanup.
"I don't know what to do with these cars, man. Somebody needs to figure out what's going on with this stuff, man," said the resident, who declined to talk on camera. "All this trash, man, and they destroyed it. Debris everywhere."
An investigation is ongoing.
