Overview
- A Livingston County be‑on‑the‑lookout for a suspected DUI led an Oakland County deputy to spot the vehicle, triggering a pursuit on Thursday that ran through five communities.
- Deputies say the driver rammed two Wixom police cruisers and an Oakland County patrol car during the chase and officers used a Pursuit Termination Technique to stop the vehicle.
- After the vehicle stopped the suspect fled on foot into woods and entered a nearby pond, prompting search‑and‑rescue teams, K‑9 units and drone searches before he was captured the next morning in Highland Township.
- Court records show 56‑year‑old Todd Timothy Wilson was arraigned on three counts each of second‑degree fleeing and eluding and malicious destruction of police property plus charges for resisting and driving with a revoked license.
- The judge set bond at $200,000 cash or surety with no 10% option, ordered a GPS home‑confinement tether, and scheduled a probable‑cause conference for July 20 and a preliminary exam for July 27; the case raises questions about interagency pursuit tactics and public safety.