Whiteford Twp, MI – At approximately 2:57pm Thursday afternoon, a trooper from the Michigan State Police Monroe Post and deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a residence in Bedford Twp. for a domestic violence incident.
It was reported that a female was yelling outside of the location, “I need an officer here now”, and that a male was driving a truck erratically in the driveway of the venue and through the front lawns of neighboring properties.
Through the initial response, the trooper contacted the male driver, but during the contact, the driver fled the scene in his vehicle. The Trooper pursued the suspect driver, where the suspect failed to stop at a stop sign resulting in a crash with another motorist.
The male suspect driver was identified as 46-year-old, David White JR., from Bellville. The second driver was identified as 52-year-old, Julie Ruttkofsky, from Adrian. Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene.
At this time, it is not confirmed whether alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash. The incident currently remains under investigation by the Michigan State Police.
Troopers were assisted on scene by the Michigan State Police Second District Special Investigation Division, Michigan State Police First and Second District Traffic Crash Reconstructionist Units, Deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Whiteford Township Fire Department and Monroe Community Ambulance. Anyone having information about this incident is asked to contact the Michigan State Police Monroe Post at 734-242-3500.
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