OAK PARK, Mich. - A 19-year-old driver has been charged after he allegedly drove through a traffic light at an Oak Park intersection, resulting in a deadly crash.

The crash happened at the intersection of eastbound Eight Mile Road and Coolidge Highway at around 11 p.m. on Sept. 17.

According to police, Tracy Darwin Sutton, 19, was driving a Dodge Charger through the intersection and crashed into an Uber driver in a Buick Envision. Surveillance video shows the Buick driver had the right of way, investigators said.

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The driver of the Buick was extricated from the car, while the Uber driver's passenger, identified as a 23-year-old man, was ejected during the crash. When first responders arrived, the passenger was lying on the roadway, conscious and breathing. The Uber driver was transported to a nearby hospital, where he later died, police said, and the 23-year-old remains in critical condition.

Police have not released the Uber driver's identity.

According to investigators, Sutton was intoxicated at the time of the crash. His 18-year-old passenger was not injured. He was arrested by the Oak Park Public Safety Department.

Sutton was charged with operating while intoxicated causing death and operating while intoxicated causing serious injury.

He was arraigned in court on Sept. 20 and was given a $2 million bond. Upon release, he would be put on house arrest with a GPS and alcohol monitoring and is prohibited from driving a car. He is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 28.

Tracy Darwin Sutton (WDIV)

Patrol car hit during crash investigation

Around 1 a.m. later that evening, while assisting Oak Park police with directing traffic away from the fatal crash investigation, Berkley police say a second driver believed to be under the influence struck an unoccupied patrol car.

The driver reportedly had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit and was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

No officers were injured, however the department shared bodycam footage from the incident to spread a

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