Crash During Police Chase Injures Two On I-94

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A Michigan State Police trooper is recovering from minor injuries and a semi driver is at Spectrum Health Lakeland for non-life threatening injuries after an early morning police chase and crash on I-94 in Bridgman. Troopers pulled over a Jeep Cherokee for speeding heading east on I-94 near Sawyer just after 3 a.m., and the driver sped off, injuring one of the officers. The chase then began east on I-94 until the suspect got off at the Bridgman exit and then tried to get back onto I-94 going west. While merging, the driver hit a semi and rolled several times, colliding with a second semi. Somehow, no one in the Jeep was hurt. The suspect was arrested on multiple charges including drunk driving, and the westbound lanes of the highway were closed for about three hours. All four people in the Jeep are from the Chicago area.