A man who committed a robbery and was involved in a police chase with Eastpointe police was dragged by his own car and injured while trying to ditch his getaway vehicle, said police.
Police said Lawrence Neal, 45, stumbled while trying to get his seat belt off so that he could jump from his moving vehicle. Neal jumped anyway and was entangled in the seatbelt and was dragged by his car for several hundred feet, bumping his head on trees along the way, said police.
Neal was charged Friday with fleeing and alluding police, hindering and obstructing police and unarmed robbery.
He is being held on a $200,000 bond.
Police said the incident began Thursday evening and was all captured on police dashcam video.
Police said they were watching Neal as he crossed back and forth from a liquor market and a car wash because he was acting suspicious.
In front of police, Neal stole a woman's purse at Joe's Keg and Wine liquor store in Eastpointe and then jumped into a 1995 Eagle Vision, said police.
Police chased Neal for about 3 miles to Detroit.
Police said the chase was not at high speeds and Neal kept going in and out of subdivisions looking for a good spot to flee from his vehicle.
"He was doing maybe 10 miles an hour, but still he went off the curb and into the front yard while being dragged," said Eastpointe Police Sgt. Leo Borowsky.
After he tried to jump out of his car and the chase came to an end, he was arrested and transported to an area hospital.
Neal broke his leg and was released from the hospital Friday for arraignment.
Police said Neal is a repeat offender and has a laundry list of convictions ranging from auto theft to home invasions dating back from 1986.
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