WARREN (WWJ) — A Detroit man has been charged with Second Degree Murder and other crimes after a police chase that killed an innocent 71-year-old Hazel Park woman.
Macomb County Prosecutor Pete Lucido charged Anthony Eugene-Douglas Grier Jr., 33, with Second Degree Murder, Fleeing a Police Officer in the First Degree and Assaulting/Resisting/Obstructing a Police Officer. The incident caused a crash that led to the death of wife, mother and grandmother Wendy Drew.
“I’m aware that there is a perception that there is an increasing number of pursuits in the city of Warren,” Warren Police Commissioner Eric Hawkins said. “I am aware that there is a perception that our officers don’t use the appropriate discretion with these pursuits… but here are the facts: pursuits are actually down 50% year to date compared to this time period last year.”…