In a minor miracle, there was only one injury from a Detroit police chase in which a man with “a lengthy criminal record” drove the wrong way on I-94, sped through a golf course and broke into multiple homes. The vehicular and foot chase spanned central and southeast Macomb County, and it took three police agencies to take 52-year-old Edward Tackett down.
It all started with a Harrison Township resident noticing Tackett drinking from a water hose outside their home. Not long after police were called, Tackett allegedly broke into a nearby house and stole a handgun, eventually fleeing on foot and carjacking a black 2023 Ford Expedition, kicking off a high-speed chase.
After driving west in the eastbound lanes of the Metro Parkway, another attempted carjacking and another break-in in which a resident shot at the intruder, Tackett drove through the St. Clair Shores Golf Club course, where golfers were teeing off. Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham later said that the course estimates around $10,000 in damages.
“We just see this guy flying down the middle of the fairway,” a golfer told WXYZ Detroit. “It was a scary situation for sure.”…