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Police release dashcam video of crash that killed 5

Posted at 9:03 AM, Sep 02, 2017
and last updated 2017-09-02 13:31:57-04

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Township Police Department has released dashcam video showing a fiery crash that killed 5 people early Saturday.

Police say an officer was observing traffic in the 2000 block of East Main Street around 12:43 a.m. Saturday when he noticed a Dodge Charger driving as fast as 100 miles per hour.

The officer then followed the vehicle but quickly lost track.

Shortly after, the officer noticed a fire on the north side of East Main Street and realized it was the same car it just witnessed driving at a high rate of speed. Police say the car crashed into a tree and was quickly fully engulfed in fire.

The identities of the victims have not yet been released.