JACKSON — After weeks of fighting for his life, an innocent 24-year-old man whose car was slammed by a speeding motorcycle has died.

Prosecutors said Saturday that Eric Larson died Friday from injuries he suffered July 5 when 22-year-old township man Anthony Griffin crashed into the side of Larson's vehicle. Griffin died in the crash while Larson was hospitalized.

A police officer had briefly followed Griffin, reaching a top speed of 82 mph, before the crash. Prosecutors last week released a copy of the police vehicle's dashcam, which showed the pursuit lasted a matter of seconds.

Larson was the father of two girls and was engaged to be married. His relatives described him as a stay-at-home dad and a devoted Yankees fan. He was a graduate of Jackson Liberty High School.

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Eric Larson, right, in an undated photo. (Courtesy of Larson Family)
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Services for Larson will be Tuesday and Wednesday with a funeral on Thursday. Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home is in charge.

The cop had tried to pull over Griffin after seeing him disregard a red light at Brewers Bridge Road about 10:20 p.m.

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Courtesy of Larson Family
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"Griffin drove through the red stop light without stopping and turned right heading south onto South New Prospect Road. The Jackson patrol followed and activated his overhead lights to initiate a motor vehicle stop," prosecutors said in a statement.

"At this time, Griffin accelerated at a high rate of speed for approximately 10 seconds approaching Oak Drive where his motorcycle struck the driver side door of a 2008 Grey Hyundai Elantra, driven by Eric Larson, 24, of Jackson Township, who was making a left hand turn to head northbound on South New Prospect Road."

Griffin had a poor driving record and his bike was not registered and had fake plates. Griffin was also uninsured, prosecutors said.

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