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It's not going to be a good day in court for accused vehicle thief Vertese Woods, 41. The Macomb County man allegedly led police on a dangerous high-speed chase through Mt. Clemens that endangered pedestrians and left a Harrison Township woman dead on Monday.
The aftermath of Monday's crash in Mt. Clemens (Fox2 video)
He is accused of running a stop sign at the intersection of Cass Avenue and S. Rose Street and hitting 58-year-old Linda Jozefiak.
Jozefiak died at the scene, according to an eyewitness with her in her final moments. Then:
Bystanders who didn't know that Woods was in a stolen truck helped him out of the vehicle. Once out, Macomb County Assistant Prosecutor John Paul Hunt said Woods fled on foot.
"He shed his jacket in an attempt to hide his identity and stole a 20-inch kids' bicycle," he said.
Woods has a lengthy rap sheet that will likely soon get longer:
Woods was charged with second-degree murder, receiving and concealing a stolen motor vehicle, six counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, resisting/assaulting/obstructing and fleeing police, operating a vehicle with a suspended/revoked/denied license causing death, failure to stop at a scene of a serious personal injury accident causing death, moving violation causing death, malicious destruction of property between $200 and $1,000, and larceny of less than $200 in connection with Monday's incident.
He's held on $1 million bond in the Macomb County Jail.
Jozefiak is remembered as a thoughtful and giving person. Donations to the Macomb County Food Program in her name are the preferred memorial.
