Off-Duty Detroit Officer Arrested After Sterling Heights Hit-and-Run, Sources Say
Police are holding the driver for blood-test results in an impaired-driving investigation.
Overview
- Police say a woman turned into the path of a 17-year-old who had a green light, sending his car into a fire hydrant, with no injuries reported.
- The driver fled in a blue 2026 Toyota Camry that had heavy front-end damage.
- Officers used the Camry’s license plate to find the car at a Sterling Heights home and arrested the woman on suspicion of impaired driving.
- She is held at the Macomb County Jail as police await blood-test results that could shape the charges.
- FOX 2 reports the driver is an off-duty Detroit police officer, and investigators have not released her name and are asking witnesses to contact Sterling Heights police.