Detroit Police Officer Dies in Training Crash Perry A. Farrell and Ann Zaniewski DETROIT -- They called 25-year-old Detroit Police Officer Darren Weathers “Lucky.’’ On Tuesday, with his young daughter in town from Atlanta, Weathers died after a violent crash on Michigan Avenue near Clark during a police training exercise. Weathers was rushed to Henry Ford Hospital at 11:30 a.m. He died from his injuries Tuesday afternoon, said Detroit Police Chief James Craig. "The force (of the other vehicle) pushed our officer's car in a metal pylon,'' said Craig. "If you know that area, railroad bridges circulate ... Striking that pylon at any speed can cause significant damage." Weathers was part of a training exercise that was involved with surveillance. "The hospital w... Read more...
