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STARTS NOW!
STARTS NOW! >> Kim: A DRIVER TEARS THROUGH A
NEIGHBORHOOD AT DANGEROUS SPEEDS
AND FAMILIES IN ONE LOCAL SUBURB
WANT IT TO STOP.
>> Devin: 27 YEARS IN PRISON FOR
A CRIME HE DID NOT COMMIT.
NOW THIS MAN IS GOING FREE.
>> Kim: A POSSIBLE DRUNK DRIVER
WITH A CHILD IN THE CAR IS
HAILED BY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL,
BUT THE ALERT CITIZENS WERE IN A
FIRE TRUCK.
FIRE TRUCK. TRY AND TELL A FIRST RESPONDER
NOT TO HELP ESPECIALLY WHEN A
CHILD MIGHT BE IN DANGER.
>> Devin: THAT’S WHAT A
DISPATCHER HAD TO DO AFTER THEY
SAVED A CHILD IN A BURN HOUSE
AND THEN ANOTHER ONE LATER.
>> Kim: AND THEY HAD TO PULL
BACK AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.
>> Shawn: THEY JUST MADE A
COUPLE OF INCREDIBLE SAVES OF A
COUPLE OF KIDS FROM A BURNING
HOME FROM JUST A FEW BLOCKS FROM
HERE.
HERE. BUT IT’S WHAT THE FIREFIGHTERS
DID DRIVING THE FIRE ENGINES
BACK TO THE STATION HOUSE THAT
IS RAISING EYEBROWS TONIGHT.
SOME ARE SAYING THEY DID THE
RIGHT THING.
RIGHT THING. OTHERS IN THEIR OWN DEPARTMENT
ARE SAYING THEY CAN’T DO WHAT
THEY WERE DOING.
>> SO I SAID, OH MY GOD, THE
SMOKE IS TOO BAD, COME BACK OUT.
>> Shawn: HE TRIED TO GET INTO
HIS NEIGHBOR’S BURNING HOME AND
A MAN IN A WHEELCHAIR SAYING HIS
GRANDDAUGHTERS WERE TRAPPED
INSIDE.
INSIDE. >> THE SMOKE WAS TOO THICK FOR
ME.
ME. OH, MY GOD, I CAN’T GET UPSTAIRS
TO THE LITTLE GIRL.
>> Shawn: DETROIT FIRE GOT
THERE, GOT IN, AND RESCUED BOTH
GIRLS.
GIRLS. >> IT WAS A GREAT SAVE!
>> Shawn: THE HAPPENED TUESDAY
NIGHT, BUT THEY RADIOED THEY
WERE TRYING TO MAKE ANOTHER SAVE
AND SPOTTED A WOMAN WEAVING IN
AND OUT OF TRAFFIC WITH A CHILD
IN HER CAR.
>> SHE HAD A CHILD IN THE
VEHICLE.
VEHICLE. IT WAS RECKLESS DRIVING.
>> Shawn: THEY SUSPECTED SHE WAS
DRUNK.
DRUNK. >> YOU’RE REPORTING A FEMALE
.
. >> Shawn: SOURCES WITHIN DETROIT
FIRE SAY THEY SHOULD NOT PURSUE
OR FOLLOW VEHICLES IN A FIRE
ENGINE.
ENGINE. LADDER 25 TELLS DISPATCH THEY
WERE FOLLOWING WITH THE ENGINE
LIGHTS ON AND DISPATCH TOLD THEM
TO STOP.
TO STOP. >> LADDER 25, YOU ARE ADVISED
NOT TO DO THAT.
IN THE EVENT YOU GET INTO AN
ACCIDENT.
ACCIDENT. WE WILL GIVE POLICE AN ACCIDENT.
>> OKAY, SHE DID MAKE CONTACT
WITH SOMEONE ON THE SIDE OF THE
ROAD.
ROAD. I ASKED IF SHE HAD BEEN DRINKING
AND SHE SAID YES.
>> Shawn: INTERESTING CASE
BCAUSE AS SOON AS THAT LAST
TRANSMISSION, YOU HEARD DISPATCH
SAID TO STOP FOLLOWING.
AND THE FIRE ENGINE AND
FIREFIGHTERS WENT RIGHT BACK TO
THEIR STATION HOUSE.
AND THEY FOLLOWED UP TO MAKE
SURE POLICE WERE EN ROUTE TO SEE
IF THEY COULD FIND THE DRIVER.
JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH THE
FIRE COMMISSIONER AND HE’S HOT
UNDER THE COLLAR.
THEY MADE A GREAT SAVE AND
IDENTIFIED ANOTHER PROBLEM ON
THE ROAD AND HE SUPPORTS THEM
AND COMMENDS THEM FOR TRYING TO
DO THE RIGHT THING EVEN IF THEY
WERE IN A $500,000 FIRE ENGINE.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Kim: DID POLICE EVER CATCH UP
WITH THAT WOMAN DRIVING WITH THE
CHILD IN THE CAR?
>> Shawn: THEY’VE BEEN TRYING TO
FIND THAT RUN ALL DAY LONG, LIKE
A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK.
THEY’RE LOOKING TO SEE IF THE
SQUAD CAR FOUND THE PERSON WITH
THE CHILD BEHIND THE WHEEL.
ALSO WANNA POINT OUT WE
CONTACTED THE FIREFIGHTERS UNION
AND THEY HAD NO COMMENT ABOUT
THIS ONE.
THIS ONE. >> Devin: MONTHS AFTER REPORTS
OF A HAZING INCIDENT SURFACED AT
DE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL, CHARGES
ARE COMING.
ARE COMING. 7 PLAYERS SET TO BE CHARGED WITH
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
WARREN POLICE SAY FIVE OF THE
FLAIRS ARE 18 AND WILL BE
CHARGED AS ADULTS
TWO WHO ARE 16 BUT NOW 17, WILL
BE CHARGED AS JUVENILES.
THIS IS A MONTH AFTER HEARING
THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGES AT
ALL.
ALL. JASON COLTHORP IS LIVE AT THE
WARREN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
>> Jason: WE’VE BEEN WATCHING
THIS PLAY OUT OVER THE MONTHS.
DE LA SALLE STONEWALLING THE
POLICE AND PROSECUTORS AS THEY
TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD AND WE’VE
SEEN PAPERS UP-- SEEN PARENTS
UPSET ABOUT THE LACK OF
TRANSPARENCY.
TRANSPARENCY. >> THEY DID NOT COOPERATE AS
THEY SHOULD HAVE, THE
ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATION. >> Jason: IT BECAME CLEAR THERE
WOULD BE NO COOPERATION WITH
POLICE.
POLICE. >> WE RECEIVED THE INFORMATION
3-4 DAYS AFTER THEY INTERVIEWED
MOST OF THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS.
SO IT’S SOMEWHAT TAINTED.
>> Jason: KNIGHT’S PUNISHMENT
WAS SEVERE FOR SUCH A STORIED
FOOTBALL PROGRAM CANCELING THE
REST OF THE SEASON.
>> HE PUNISHED EVERYONE AND 99%
OF THEM WERE VICTIMS.
SO I THINK THAT WAS PROBABLY, IN
MY OPINION, INAPPROPRIATE.
>> IT’S A HEARTBREAKING DAY.
THIS IS A 93-YEAR LEGACY FOR DE
LA SALLE.
LA SALLE. >> Jason: SHE HAS A SON THERE
AND ANOTHER WHO GRADUATED.
SHE AND OTHER PARENTS ARE
FURIOUS AT THE SCHOOL’S LACK OF
TRANSPARENCY.
TRANSPARENCY. >> WHEN YOU HAVE THE POLICE AND
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS TALKING ABOUT
ERASED TAPES AND BORDERLINE
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, THAT’S NOT
COMFORTING AS A PARENT.
WE HAVE AN ADMINISTRATION WHO
DOESN’T HAVE A PLAN AND HASN’T
HAD A PLAN ON CARRYING US
THROUGH ANY DIFFICULT TIMES, LET
ALONE WHAT OUR FAMILIES ARE
GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW.
>> Jason: HER OLDEST SON PLAYED
FOOTBALL AND BECAUSE OF THIS, HE
CAN’T PUT IT ON HIS RESUME
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. THE ARREST WARRANTS ARE SIGNED
AND WILL GO OUT AND EXPECT THE
YOUNG MAN TO TURN THEMSELVES IN
AND POSSIBLY BE ARRAIGNED ON
MONDAY.
MONDAY. >> Devin: WE’LL STAY ON IT.
>> Kim: A FARMINGTON HILLS
POLICE OFFICER IS FACING SEVERAL
CHARGES CONNECTED TO DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.
VIOLENCE. THE VICTIM IS A FELLOW OFFICER.
OFFICER MARIO VEKIC WAS
ARRAIGNED TODAY IN WARREN’S 37th
DISTRICT COURT.
DISTRICT COURT. HE’S ACCUSED OF DISCHARGING A
FIREARM OUTSIDE OF A BUILDING,
STALKING, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
OF HIS GIRLFRIEND.
A NOT-GUILTY PLEA WAS ENTERED ON
HIS BEHALF.
HIS BEHALF. HE IS ON UNPAID LEAVE PENDING
FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
FURTHER INVESTIGATION. >>> THIS IS VIDEO THAT MIGHT
MAKE YOU ANGRY.
A ST. CLAIR SHORES WOMAN
CAPTURED FOOTAGE OF WHAT SHE
SAID IS A DRIVER DOING MORE THAN
80 MILES PER HOUR ON HER
RESIDENTIAL STREET.
RESIDENTIAL STREET. LARRY SPRUILL IS LIVE WITH THE
STORY.
STORY. AND HOW OFTEN IS THIS HAPPENING
NOW?
NOW? >> Larry: NEIGHBORS TELL ME
MULTIPLE TIMES JUST THIS WEEK.
IF YOU LOOK DOWN THERE, YOU CAN
START AT THAT STOP SIGN, ZOOM
ALL THE WAY DOWN THIS STREET TO
THE OTHER STOP SIGN WITHOUT
STOPPING.
STOPPING. THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY WANT THE
SPEEDING TO STOP.
>> A CAR STARTED FROM THIS END
OF THE STREET, AND THEY WENT ALL
THE WAY TO THE OTHER END.
>> Larry: SHE WAS ON HER PORCH
TUESDAY NIGHT EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND SAW THIS CAR
SPEEDING BY HER HOME IN ST.
CLAIR SHORES.
CLAIR SHORES. SHE MISSED A CAR GOING BY THE
FIRST TIME.
FIRST TIME. THEN I SEEN HEADLIGHTS COMING
BACK TOWARDS THIS WAY AND I
THOUGHT, THERE’S NO WAY THEY’RE
COMING BACK.
COMING BACK. I GOT ME PHONE UP IN TIME ENOUGH
TO BE ABLE TO CATCH IT RIGHT
HERE.
HERE. >> Larry: THE CAR WAS GOING SO
FAST, YOU CAN BARELY SEE IT.
>> IT’S HAPPENED A FEW TIMES
THIS WEEK, AND I’M PRETTY SURE
IT’S THE SAME VEHICLE.
>> HE HAD TO BE DOING AT LEAST
110.
110. >> JOHN LIVES ACROSS THE STREET
AND ALSO HEARD THE CAR SPEED BY.
>> IT WAS AMAZED THAT ANYBODY IN
THAT RIGHT MIND WOULD BE DRIVING
DOWN THE STREET LIKE THAT.
>> Larry: NEIGHBORS SAY IT MUST
STOP.
STOP. >> WE HAVE KIDS AROUND HERE, I
HAVE A 2-YEAR-OLD SON.
THAT’S SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN’T
HAVE HAPPENED.
HAVE HAPPENED. >> Larry: NEIGHBORS HAVE CALLED
POLICE MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY
RESPONDED.
RESPONDED. THEY WERE STATIONED AT BOTH ENDS
OF THE STREET IN ORDER TO STOP
THE SPEEDING.
THE SPEEDING. NEIGHBORS ARE HOPING IT WILL
HELP.
HELP. LIVE IN ST. CLAIR SHORES, LARRY
SPRUILL, LOCAL 4.
>> Kim: LOOKS MORE LIKE DRAG
RACING AND I UNDERSTAND THE
FRUSTRATION WITH KIDS.
>> Devin: WE’RE HEARING FROM
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ABOUT A
FORMER CAMPUS DOCTOR.
MORE ON THE APOLOGY FROM THE
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT.
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT. >> Koco: THE UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENT CONDEMNED THE ALLEGED
ABUSE AND SAID THEY WILL SUPPORT
ANYONE WHO COMES FORWARD.
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING, AN
APOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENT FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS
OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT FROM A NOW
DECEASED U OF M PHYSICIAN.
>> THE ALLEGATIONS ARE HIGHLY
DISTURBING.
DISTURBING. ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY, I
APOLOGIZE TO ANYONE WHO WAS
HARMED BY DR. ANDERSON.
>> Koco: UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
MARK SCHLISSEL CONDEMNED THE
ACTS OF ANDERSON.
HE WAS THE ATHLETIC TEAM
PHYSICIAN UNTIL 2003.
FIVE PEOPLE HAVE SINCE REPORTED
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT DURING HIS
EXAMS.
EXAMS. >> I CONDEMN ALL SEXUAL
MISCONDUCT, ESPECIALLY THOSE
THAT TAKE PLACE UNDER THE
PURVIEW OF OUR MISSION.
THIS IS REPREHENSIBLE.
AND WHETHER IT TAKES PLACE NOW
OR TOOK PLACE IN THE PAST, IT IS
UNACCEPTABLE.
UNACCEPTABLE. >> Koco: THE UNIVERSITY IS
URGING FORMER PATIENTS AND
STUDENTS TO COME FORWARD AND THE
PRESIDENT IS PROMISING TO FULLY
INVESTIGATE ANY CLAIMS.
AND WE’RE TOLD SINCE THE NEWS
HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED, 22 PEOPLE
HAVE CALLED THE UNIVERSITY’S HOT
LINE TO REPORT ALLEGED ABUSE.
WE HAVE THE NUMBER ON OUR
WEBSITE, CLICKONDETROIT.COM BACK
TO YOU.
TO YOU. >> Kim: AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN
HALF HIS LIFE IN PRISON, HE WAS
WRONGLY CONVICTED.
WRONGLY CONVICTED. AFTER AN INVESTIGATION BY THE
INTEG COMBRIT UNIT, HE IS BACK
HOME WITH HIS FAMILY.
THE ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION 27
YEARS AGO HAD NO EYEWITNESSES OR
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE LINKING WARD
TO THE MURDERS.
THE INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT
WARD DID NOT COMMIT THE MURDERS
AND THE MOTION TO HAVE THE
CONVICTIONS AGAINST HIM
DISMISSED WAS VACATED AND
APPROVED.
APPROVED. >>> TIME FOR A LOOK AT THE
NATIONAL STORIES ON "NBC NIGHTLY
NEWS."
NEWS." >> Devin: LESTER HOLT HAS GONE
WEST TO LOS ANGELES WITH A
PREVIEW OF WHAT’S COMING UP.
>>> THE NIGHT AFTER LAST NIGHT’S
RAUCOUS DEMOCRATIC DEBATE.
DOES IT RESET THE RACE?
AND THE DANGER IN THE SKIES, A
PILOT TEMPORARILY BLINDED BY A
LASER DEVICE AND THE SUSPECT IS
IN CUSTODY.
IN CUSTODY. >> Devin: IMPRESSIVE THEY
ALREADY HAVE A SUSPECT IN THE
CASE.
CASE. >> HE HAPPENED TO TARGET A LAW
ENFORCEMENT CHARACTER.
ENFORCEMENT CHARACTER. HE USED THE CAMERA TO LOCATE THE
LASER DOWN BELOW.
WE’LL SHOW YOU THE VIDEO FROM
INSIDE THE COCKPIT AND ON THE
GROUND AS POLICE MOVED IN AND
MADE THEIR ARREST.
>> Kim: STILL AHEAD, HOW ONE
AUTOMAKER IS TRYING TO MAKE OIL
CHANGES QUICKER AND EASIER.
>> Ben: SO MUCH OF FEBRUARY IS
HARD TO LOOK AT.
TONIGHT IS NOT ONE OF THOSE
NIGHTS.
NIGHTS. GORGEOUS SUNSET OVER MT.
CLEMENS.
CLEMENS. AND IT WILL BE THE COLDEST NIGHT
OF THE WEEK.
TEMPERATURES IN THE FORECAST.
WE’LL CHECK THEM OUT FOR YOU,
NEXT.
NEXT. >> Jamie: TO SAY THAT NOVI HIGH
SCHOOL IS CROWDED WOULD BE AN
UNDERSTATEMENT, AND IT’S BUSIER
THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
I’LL TALK ABOUT THIS TOURNAMENT
THAT’S SO SPECIAL, NEXT ON LOCAL