Police in Michigan use thermal imaging drone to find fleeing driver

Video provided by Grand Traverse Sheriff’s Office

(TRAVERSE CITY, MI.) – New technology helped police find a man who was hiding after a car crash in northern Michigan. 

Grand Traverse County deputies were called to the scene of a crash that the driver had ran away from. 

The deputies used a thermal imaging drone to locate the driver. They also deployed a  K-9 to search the area where the driver had been hiding. 

The K-9 located a backpack that was hidden in snow. Police say the backpack contained drugs and two guns.

A 52-year-old man was arrested on several charges.