Driver triggers gunfights by putting Detroit officer’s car against wall on I-75, police say

DETROIT – Out of order Detroit police officer was injured during a gun battle with a truck driver who, according to officials, repeatedly rammed into her vehicle on I-75.

The officer was heading south on I-75 near Springwells Street Southwest Detroit Thursday around midnight, when she was run behind by a black Ford F-150, police said.

As she tried to pull away, the pickup truck followed her and rammed into her vehicle, pushing her against the construction barrier wall, officials said.

The 34-year-old man driving the pickup truck was known to the officer, police said. He got out of the pickup truck and, according to authorities, began exchanging gunfire with the officer.

During the shootout, both the officer and the 34-year-old man were hit by gunfire, police said.

The officer sustained a scrape on her body before she fled to the 7900 block of Olivet Street and sought help, officials said. She has been taken to a nearby hospital by medical officials and is listed as stable.

Police said the 34-year-old man was also shot. He was taken into custody and taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition.

The circumstances of the incident are still under investigation, according to authorities.

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