Whitmer directs MSP to investigate fatal crash following ICE pursuit in Grand Rapids

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: September 23, 2026

Words: 1,123

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has directed the Michigan State Police to investigate the circumstances surrounding a car crash in Grand Rapids that killed a man. The Grand Rapids Police Department and local activists both say the crash occurred while the driver was fleeing a traffic stop involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

The victim was Mario David Coronado Juárez, according to U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Grand Rapids) and local activists with Movimiento Cosecha …

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