Name withheld by police

How they died

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At around 5:30 a.m., Riverview police got a report that a group of people were trying to break into cars on Windy Court. According to police, an officer tried to pull a car with several occupants over, and a chase began when the driver didn't stop. Wyandotte, Ecorse and River Rouge officers joined in the pursuit as it continued at high speeds through four downriver communities until the driver lost control of the other and plunged into the Rouge River. One of the four passengers, an unnamed 19-year-old, hit the ground or a concrete barrier when he was ejected from the car. He died from his injuries at a hospital. The driver, Christopher Lee Bonarito, 20, was charged with felony murder.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Name withheld by police, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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