Hit-and-Run Car Accident in Hazel Park, MI on November 02, 2026

A vehicle sought in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Hazel Park, Michigan, on Monday, November 2, 2026, was later stopped on northbound Interstate 275 during a police pursuit, according to authorities. Livonia officers used a cruiser-mounted device to disable the vehicle, and the driver was arrested after pulling onto the freeway shoulder.

Officers spotted the vehicle on westbound Interstate 96 in Livonia at 6 p.m. Monday. Police said it had recently left the scene of the Hazel Park crash. The 6 p.m. time marks the officers' sighting of the vehicle, not a confirmed time for the collision. The specific road where the crash occurred was not identified.

A Livonia police cruiser equipped with a Grappler Police Bumper arrived in the area and pursued the vehicle onto northbound I-275. According to police, dashcam video showed the device being deployed and attaching to the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was disabled before the driver pulled over and got out.

Authorities said the pursuit ended without injuries or additional property damage. That description concerned the stop on I-275, rather than the earlier collision in Hazel Park. The injury status of anyone involved in the original crash was not reported.

The Grappler consists of a metal frame fitted with a heavy-duty nylon net. It is designed to catch and entangle the rear wheels of a vehicle being pursued, helping officers bring it to a stop. The equipped cruiser must get within 7 inches of the vehicle to use the device. Such stops typically take roughly 30 to 40 feet once the device is deployed. Those figures describe the equipment generally; police did not report a stopping distance for this incident.