Jackson teen arrested after crash, pursuit near I-94 in Battle Creek

BATTLE CREEK, MI – A 17-year-old from Jackson was found hiding in a wooded area near Interstate 94 in Battle Creek on Saturday morning after crashing his vehicle and fleeing on foot, with a Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office K-9 tracking him down.

The incident began around 7:04 a.m. when a deputy on routine patrol near Helmer Road observed a black Lincoln MKX driving recklessly and displaying road rage behavior that endangered other motorists.

The driver refused to stop when the deputy activated emergency lights and sirens, instead accelerating…

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