A 28-year-old Lansing man, identified as Gmo Person, died Thursday after a high-speed police pursuit ended in a crash in Putnam Township.
Shortly before noon, a deputy from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office located a stolen 2024 Range Rover traveling eastbound on Interstate 96 near Mason Road in Marion Township. The vehicle, reported stolen on March 21 out of East Lansing, exited the freeway and headed south on D‑19. The driver failed to yield to the deputy and traveled at speeds of approximately 120 mph.
At the intersection of D‑19 and Swarthout Road, the stolen vehicle struck a 2023 Ford F-350 driven by a 55-year-old Pinckney resident making a left turn. The vehicle then collided with a stopped 2021 Ford F-450. Neither occupant of the stolen vehicle was wearing a seatbelt. Gmo Person was transported to the University of Michigan Hospital with critical injuries and was later pronounced dead. A 23-year-old male passenger was also hospitalized with critical injuries. Alcohol and drug use are under investigation.
The driver of the F-350 was not injured. The crash caused D‑19 near Swarthout Road to close for about three hours while authorities conducted their investigation. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Hamburg Township Police Department, Pinckney Police Department, Putnam Township Fire Department, and Livingston County EMS.
The sheriff’s office continues to investigate the crash and asks anyone with information to contact the Crash Investigation Unit.
