DETROIT – A 19-year-old man who allegedly hit a Detroit police officer early Saturday and fled the scene turned himself in to police.
The driver is a Belleville resident, police said. The vehicle is still in Belleville.
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Investigators say the officer and his partner were dispersing a crowd from a party in the area of Southfield Road and McNichols Road around 2:50 a.m., when one of the officers was hit by a vehicle, and that driver did not stop.
The 30-year-old officer was rushed to a hospital, where he is listed in critical condition on life support. He has been a member of the Detroit police for a year, police Chief James Craig said.
"Our officer has one year out in the field. He graduated from the police academy one year ago this month," said Craig.
Police said the driver, who was traveling more than 60 miles per hour, went between two police cars that had the lights engaged.
"It appears a speeder late at night just blew past the police cars," Mayor Mike Duggan said.
Live update now: Nick Monacelli is with DPD Chief Craig talking about the hit and run that critically injured an officer. Suspect turned himself in.
Posted by WDIV Local 4 / ClickOnDetroit on Saturday, August 4, 2018