The 17-year-old accused driver is charged as an adult after a stolen pickup crashed at 8 Mile and Schoenherr roads.
WARREN, MI — Five Detroit juveniles ages 11 to 17 have been charged after a stolen pickup fleeing Warren police struck and killed a 48-year-old driver near the city’s border with Detroit, authorities said.
Remeious Washington died after the crash early June 18 at 8 Mile and Schoenherr roads, where police said he was trying to move aside for emergency vehicles. The case now centers on the charging of Deyarin Jamire Marsh, 17, as an adult, the role of four younger juveniles and a police pursuit that officials said lasted about seven minutes.
Warren police said officers on routine patrol first noticed a silver Dodge Ram near Fairfield and Georgiana streets shortly before 2 a.m. The truck had one working headlight and other equipment problems, and officers saw several people inside wearing ski masks. Police said officers tried to stop the pickup, but the driver sped away through southwest Warren. At one point, officers tried to use stop sticks to end the chase. Warren Police Commissioner Erik Hawkins said the pursuit was watched in real time by supervisors and later reviewed by the department. “Our officers did not create this tragedy,” Hawkins said Wednesday, adding that he stood behind the officers’ actions.
The chase ended when the Dodge Ram reached 8 Mile and Schoenherr roads, where police said the driver ran a red light and struck Washington’s vehicle. Washington was in the left lane and moved right as emergency vehicles approached, police said. He was taken to a Metro Detroit hospital and later died. Officers requested fire and emergency medical crews after the crash, police said. Within about one minute, officers made contact with Washington and stayed with him until firefighters finished the extrication. Police said the juveniles then ran from the pickup. Four were arrested at the scene, and a fifth was arrested days later.
Authorities identified the juveniles as one 11-year-old, one 14-year-old, two 15-year-olds and Marsh, who is 17. Police said all five are from Detroit. Investigators later determined the Dodge Ram had been stolen from the Grosse Pointe area. Warren police also said they believe the group is tied to at least 15 vehicle-related crimes reported in Warren during the 48 hours before the fatal crash. Officials have not publicly released the names of the four younger juveniles because their cases are in juvenile court. Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido said Marsh and the 11-year-old are siblings.
Marsh was charged as an adult with felony murder, second-degree murder, first-degree fleeing and eluding causing death, leaving the scene of a crash causing death, receiving and concealing a motor vehicle, possession of burglary tools with intent to steal and resisting and obstructing. He was arraigned Wednesday and denied bond. Marsh is being held at the Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center. The two 15-year-olds and the 14-year-old were charged as juveniles with receiving and concealing a motor vehicle, resisting and obstructing and possession with intent to steal. Prosecutors also said the 11-year-old is facing charges, though details of that case were not fully released.
The crash has renewed scrutiny of police pursuits in Warren. Family members described Washington as a man who was following the law when he was hit. His sister, Khadijah Caldwell, said he was “six minutes away from home.” His aunt, Linda Smith, said the family was shaken by how quickly a routine drive ended in death. The department’s pursuit practices have drawn public attention before, including after a 2025 chase that killed 71-year-old Wendy Drew and a 2024 crash involving a speeding Warren officer in which two men died. Officials said the June 18 chase remains under administrative and criminal review.
Hawkins said Wednesday that the department’s internal review found the officers did not violate policy. He said the driver chose to flee, ignore traffic laws and use a pickup weighing more than 4,000 pounds in a way that endangered others. Police released dashcam video and described surveillance video showing the juveniles leaving the truck after the crash. Prosecutors said the charges reflect both Washington’s death and the alleged stolen-vehicle activity leading up to the pursuit. The younger juveniles’ cases will move through juvenile court, where records and hearings are often more limited than adult criminal cases.
Marsh’s next scheduled court date is July 7 for a probable cause conference. Police said the investigation remains active as detectives review video, vehicle records and reports tied to the other alleged vehicle crimes.
Author note: Last updated June 25, 2026.