Stockbridge Township , MI : Twenty-five-year-old was killed when his patrol car struck tree in Stockbridge Township near southeast of Lansing on Sunday, December 7th 2014

State police are asking for help in finding the occupants of a fleeing vehicle involved in the crash death of an Ingham County sheriff's deputy. Twenty-five-year-old Grant Whitaker was killed about 2 a.m. Sunday when his patrol car struck a tree in Stockbridge Township, southeast of Lansing. First 1st Ld. Sean Furlong said in a statement Monday that state police are handling the investigation. Furlong says they're trying to identify the fleeing vehicle and its occupants. Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth says Whitaker had been a sheriff's deputy for a year and a half. Stockbridge residents tell the Lansing State Journal that they're honoring Whitaker, an area resident, by taking part in a national movement called "Lights On" and leaving their porch lights on. It's scheduled to run through December. From: source : State police seek help in catching people in vehicle involved in Ingham County deputy's death