A Michigan State Police trooper from the Niles post is recovering after a struggle with a man he pulled over in Benton Harbor on Friday. State police tell us the trooper pulled a vehicle over on Ogden Avenue near Division around 3:40 p.m. The driver smelled of intoxicants, and when the trooper told him to get out of his vehicle, the man refused. The trooper opened the driver’s door to put him under arrest when the driver put the vehicle into drive and took off with the trooper still hanging on to the door and steering wheel. The vehicle crashed into a parked vehicle after about 1,000 feet, throwing the trooper into the street. The driver then tried to run, but the trooper caught him and placed him under arrest with the help of other arriving officers. Both the trooper and the driver were treated for minor injuries at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph. The 32-year-old suspect was taken to the Berrien County Jail on a variety of charges.
