Harrison Township

Man arrested in fatal rollover in Harrison Township

By Julie Snyder
C & G Staff Writer

One man is dead and another injured after an attempted traffic stop led to a vehicle pursuit in Harrison Township on June 22.

Donald Larrel Smelser-Emerson, 21, of Harrison Township, died from injuries he sustained in the single-vehicle accident that occurred at just after 3 a.m. on the entrance ramp to eastbound Interstate 94 from westbound 16 Mile Road.

Smelser-Emerson was the sole passenger of the vehicle driven by 18-year-old Gavin Matthew Enright.

Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said a preliminary investigation reveals that Enright’s father had contacted his office prior to the accident, advising that his son was driving his 1999 GMC Yukon without a license.

“The father said his son had left his residence, which is in Harrison Township,” Wickersham said.

The listed vehicle was located driving slowly without any lights on at Coleridge and North Pointe Parkway, Wickersham reported in a press release.

He said deputies attempted to make stop by activating overhead lights, but Enright failed to stop and instead accelerated his vehicle to a high rate of speed. He attempted to access eastbound I-94 from 16 Mile when he lost control, causing the vehicle to roll multiple times.

Enright, of Clinton Township, was transported to an area hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Smelser-Emerson was pronounced dead at the scene.

Enright was arraigned in 41-B District Court in Clinton Township on one charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, causing death, a 15-year felony, and one count first-degree fleeing and eluding, another 15-year felony. His bond was set at $150,000.
 

You can reach C & G Staff Writer Julie Snyder at jsnyder@candgnews.com or at (586)498-1039.