Robert Porter

Vehic/Purs

Police said they received a report that a man had shoplifted some toiletries from a Three Rivers Walgreens and left in a 2001 Chrysler Sebring at about 1:30 p.m. Constantine police chief Jim Bedell said he saw the car on Lutz Road and tried to stop it, but the driver, Robert Porter, fled. Police said the Chrysler slowed and a passenger jumped out near West Water and Hull. The passenger was taken into custody. A second Constantine unit continued the pursuit on Water Street to South Washington, where state trooper Trever Slater took over. Police said Porter failed to negotiate a curve at the south end of the village, crossed into oncoming traffic, hit a minivan, then crashed into a tree, killing Porter.