Man arrested after hitting a parked car & fleeing from police
MARQUETTE — A Marquette man is behind bars after police say he hit a vehicle and led officers on a brief chase.
According to the Marquette Police Department, officers were dispatched to a car accident on the 100 Block of W. Michigan Street Wednesday around 11:30 p.m. A motorist, identified as John Clyde Dartt, 19, hit a parked car.
As police arrived on scene, Dartt took off at a high rate of speed through East Marquette. Dartt lost control of his vehicle, going through a yard and eventually hitting a trailer on the roadside before coming to a stop.
Dartt was arrested for Hit and Run, Fleeing and Eluding Police and Operating While Under the Influence. He was lodged at the Marquette County Jail with charges pending.
NMU Public Safety and the Chocolay Township Police Department assisted Marquette PD with the incident.