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Independent State Police Review Ordered After Fatal ICE Stop Crash

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC · How we work

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Grand Rapids police said ICE agents tried to stop driver Mario David Coronado Juarez, who died.
He crashed into a tree near Century Avenue SW and McKendrick Street SW at 7:10 a.m. Sunday, and the vehicle ignited.
Witnesses saw seven to nine unmarked ICE vehicles and staff in bulletproof vests before police arrived.
Governor Whitmer ordered an independent Michigan State Police review after Chief Trigg requested state police assistance.

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Grand Rapids police said ICE agents tried to stop driver Mario David Coronado Juarez, who died.
He crashed into a tree near Century Avenue SW and McKendrick Street SW at 7:10 a.m. Sunday, and the vehicle ignited.
Witnesses saw seven to nine unmarked ICE vehicles and staff in bulletproof vests before police arrived.
Governor Whitmer ordered an independent Michigan State Police review after Chief Trigg requested state police assistance.