Blotter: SUV Crashes Through Security Gate

Police are seeking the driver of a white Dodge Durango sport utility vehicle who reportedly drove through a large metal security gate on a private drive in Brighton Township on Wednesday.

According to Sgt. Mark Thompson of the Michigan State Police-Brighton Post, Trooper DJ Oswald-DeBottis was dispatched to the area of 700 Doa Lane for a destruction of property complaint.

Upon arriving, she found extensive damage to the residential security gate, Thompson said, but the driver had fled.

Police said the suspect driver, the vehicle's lone occupant, was described as a male in his late 20s to early 30s with little to no hair. Police said after crashing through the gate, he turned into a driveway of one of the nearby private homes, where he remained briefly, staring at the homeowner, before fleeing the scene.

Thompson said it is believed the driver may have been intoxicated or experiencing an unknown medical condition, based on his reactions at the scene.   

The white Dodge Durango is reportedly an early 2000s model and should have front-end damage and signs of red transfer paint from the red metal security gate.

The public is asked to call Trooper Oswald-DeBottis at the Michigan State Police-Brighton Post, 810-227-1051, with any information.