Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido announced Tuesday that Daniel Shane Canales, a 16-year-old from Detroit, was bound over to circuit court in connection with a fatal vehicle crash that allegedly occurred while he was fleeing from police on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
Following a preliminary hearing, 41B District Court Judge Jacob Femminineo, Jr. bound Canales over to circuit court on the following charges:
Count 1: Homicide - Murder - Second Degree, any term to life felony
Count 2: Police Officer - Fleeing - First Degree - Vehicle Code, a 15-year felony
Count 3: Operating - License Suspended, Revoked, Denied - Causing Death, a 15-year felony
Count 4: Police Officer - Fleeing - Third Degree, Vehicle Code, a five-year felony
Count 5: Motor Vehicle - Unlawful Driving Away, a five-year felony
Canales was previously denied bond and is detained at the Juvenile Justice Center in Mt. Clemens.
Canales will be arraigned on Monday, Nov. 17 before Macomb County Circuit Court Judge James M. Maceroni.
It is alleged that during the early morning hours of Saturday, July 12, Canales was driving a stolen car. Law enforcement activated lights and sirens to pull the vehicle over.
Authorities say Canales fled at a high rate of speed, eventually hitting another vehicle. The driver of the second vehicle, 28-year-old Alex Habib of Madison Heights, died from his injuries.
Following a preliminary hearing, 41B District Court Judge Jacob Femminineo, Jr. bound Canales over to circuit court on the following charges:
Count 1: Homicide - Murder - Second Degree, any term to life felony
Count 2: Police Officer - Fleeing - First Degree - Vehicle Code, a 15-year felony
Count 3: Operating - License Suspended, Revoked, Denied - Causing Death, a 15-year felony
Count 4: Police Officer - Fleeing - Third Degree, Vehicle Code, a five-year felony
Count 5: Motor Vehicle - Unlawful Driving Away, a five-year felony
Canales was previously denied bond and is detained at the Juvenile Justice Center in Mt. Clemens.
Canales will be arraigned on Monday, Nov. 17 before Macomb County Circuit Court Judge James M. Maceroni.
It is alleged that during the early morning hours of Saturday, July 12, Canales was driving a stolen car. Law enforcement activated lights and sirens to pull the vehicle over.
Authorities say Canales fled at a high rate of speed, eventually hitting another vehicle. The driver of the second vehicle, 28-year-old Alex Habib of Madison Heights, died from his injuries.
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