According to a press release put out by the Gaylord City Police, a recent snowmobile accident left one man dead and another man behind bars. The reason for the incarceration of one of the people involved in the accident was drunk driving, which, according to police, was also the reason for the snowmobile crash. Read more ›
Lewis Lee Hamlin appeared in court recently for his sentencing hearing, during which time Hillsdale County Circuit Court Judge Michael Smith, sentenced him to a minimum of almost two years behind bars. Read more ›
44-year-old Jeremy Gard, a resident of Stanwood, has been sentenced to spend a year in jail for causing an accident that left a motorcyclist injured, and then fleeing the scene. Because he was intoxicated at the time of the crash, he was charged with a drunk driving felony, as well as a charge for fleeing the scene of an accident.
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Darrell Lovegrove, an Upper Peninsula resident, is facing some very serious charges for the death of a St. Ignace teen in a drunk driving crash in Mackinac County. The accident, which took place in October of 2015, resulted in the death of Mitchell Snyder, the football star of LaSalle High School, who had helped his team win the homecoming game that night. Read more ›
There’s something to be said for sticking up for your wife. It’s a very noble gesture, and has earned many husbands over the years substantial brownie points. But there are times when it just isn’t such a good idea, regardless of how much you may love her. Like when she’s getting arrested. Because cops tend to frown on that kind of behavior. Read more ›
Jon M. Brown, a 29-year-old man from Saginaw, was recently sentenced to prison for causing the death of a taxi driver, and severely injuring his passenger in a drunk driving accident. Read more ›
Many people have preconceived notions about getting behind the wheel while intoxicated, and many of them are incorrect. So here, for your information, we have compiled a list of interesting and informative facts about DUIs that you may find enlightening. Many of these were drawn from statistics provided by the Michigan State Police at the end of 2015. Read more ›
John Kivela, the Democratic State Representative arrested in early November for drunk driving, has entered a guilty plea. In return the prosecutor’s officer was willing to do away with the more serious charge he was facing.
Court records show that Kivela was pulled over by a deputy with the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department, while he was driving just outside of Lansing. It was late in the evening of November 9th and, according to the arresting deputy, Kivela was swerving on the road at about 80 miles per hour.
After officers pulled him over, they discovered that he also had an open bottle of whiskey in the car with him. Reports from that night reveal that while Kivela was certain about where he was headed, he was very confused about how he had gotten there.
Kivela’s subsequent breathalyzer results revealed that he was over the state’s “super drunk” limit of 0.17. Although the actual BAC number wasn’t released to the press, police have said that it was about “three times the legal limit.” Kivela was charged with super drunk driving, which in Michigan means doubled jail time, fines and community service hours.
Kivela finally pled guilty to a single count of operating while intoxicated, first offense. In return the prosecutors agreed to drop the super drunk charge. As a result, Kivela is looking at substantially lower jail times, if any, and much smaller fines.
Joshua Pugh, Kivela’s spokesman, had previously revealed in a formal statement from the lawmaker, that he has struggled with alcoholism for many years. He also shared that Kivela had recently entered a substance abuse program to address that issue. In his most recent statement, Pugh shared that Kivela’s “recovery program has been going very well.”
The Representative’s sentencing hearing has been scheduled to take place in the Clinton County Circuit Court on January 19th. As of yet, we have no idea what the Judge will consider an appropriate sentence, as the plea deal did not include any sentencing suggestions.
While you and your friends were out partying it up on New Year’s Eve, your local police force were quietly plumping up their ranks in preparation for the expected onslaught of drunken drivers. New Year’s Eve is considered to be one of the top five biggest drinking nights of the year. Which is why it’s also one of the largest DUI and drunk driving fatality risks of the year. Read more ›
