Carjacking suspect crashes through Dearborn cemetery during police chase
Mount Kelly Cemetery in Dearborn.
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (FOX 2) - A cemetery in Dearborn suffered extensive damage after a police chase that stemmed from a carjacking ended in a crash early Friday morning.
A Garden City police sergeant confirmed that preliminary information showed a carjacking happened in the city and the suspect vehicle crashed after being chased by deputies. At least two individuals are in custody.
Police agencies from Detroit, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, and a police helicopter assisted in the scene.
The suspect vehicle crashed through a steel fence at Mount Kelly Cemetery, which is east of Telegraph in Dearborn. The collision left broken gravestones, car body pieces, mangled cast iron, and more debris around the cemetery.
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The chase lasted several minutes after starting in Garden City, with suspects fleeing at speeds up to 100 mph, police confirmed.