MSP trooper charged in crash that caused pregnant woman to lose baby
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A Michigan State Police trooper has been charged in connection with a fatal crash last year in Flint Township, officials announced Friday.
The Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office has authorized two criminal counts negligent operation of a motor vehicle causing a miscarriage or stillbirth and moving violation causing serious impairment of a body function against Trooper Rashaad Cormier of the MSP Flint Post.
The charges followed an investigation of the Sept. 14, 2020, crash.
At the time, state police reported a preliminary investigation found two troopers on patrol were driving south on Linden Road near Lennon about 5 p.m. when they spotted a northbound vehicle commit a traffic violation. The troopers started to turn around to conduct a traffic stop when their patrol car entered the path of a southbound 2018 Chevy Malibu with three people inside, according to a release.
There was an average of 13 crashes recorded in work zones in Michigan per day last year. Michigan State Police Colonel Joe Gasper says the state is making an
State Rep. Jewell Jones won t appear before a judge for a preliminary examination for more than two months as his lawyer argues that Jones was mistreated by police during the April 6 incident that led to his arrest.
Jones, D-Inkster, will next appear before Livingston County District Judge Daniel Bain on June 30 for a hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence for him to face trial on several charges including drunken driving and resisting and obstructing police.
Jones lawyer Ali Hammoud told The Detroit News on Sunday that his client should have never been arrested by police because reports of his crash were incorrect and there was no proof that Jones was intoxicated.
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