Drunk Driver Hits Police Car?

 

Suspected Drunk Driver Sideswipes Patrol Car

Police are known for their particular dislike of others who harm one of their own, or damage their property. And that includes their patrol cars. So the suspected drunken driver who sideswiped a patrol car in Ypsilanti the other day is not going to be very popular with local law enforcement, whether or not the driver was drunk at the time. Read more ›

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Operating While Intoxicated in Flint

Operating While Intoxicated Charge After Car Ends Up in the Flint river

Matthew Allen Crumm, a 33-year-old from Flushing is facing a single count of operating while intoxicated, after his car ended up in the Flint River back in March. Interestingly enough, this incident happened just days before another, unrelated driver did exactly the same thing. That 59-year-old woman ended up in the river not far from the very same spot where Crumm’s vehicle was submerged, although she didn’t face any charges as a result. Read more ›

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National Survey: Fewer Teens Drinking and Driving

According to a recently released government survey, fewer teenagers and young adults are driving drunk than in previous years. Which is wonderful news, without a doubt. But while the numbers are down overall, there are still a substantial number of young people making the decision to get behind the wheel while intoxicated. And everyone is wondering how to stop them. Read more ›

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Calhoun County Operating While Intoxicated

Calhoun County Deputy Arrested for Operating While Intoxicated

An off-duty Calhoun County Sheriff’s deputy was recently discovered, passed out, inside his vehicle. He was arrested early in the morning and is now facing possible charges for operating while intoxicated. Read more ›

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Supreme Court Looks at BAC Test Cases

There are at least a dozen states around the U.S. where it is a crime to refuse to take a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) test when you are pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving. And Michigan is one of those states. But the United States Supreme Court is about to take on that issue, and decide once and for all whether or not the individual states have the right to criminalize a person’s refusal to submit. Read more ›

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BAC Results Back In For Re-Trial

MSP Trooper BAC Results Can be Used as Evidence

When MSP trooper Sammy Seymour went to trial in May of this year, on a drunk driving charge, the result was a hung jury. Deadlocked, the jury couldn’t come to any kind of agreement, and Seymour walked out of the courtroom a free man after the mistrial. Read more ›

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Bay County Teen Accepts Plea Bargain

17-year-old Logan Larson has accepted a plea offer that will result in less time spent behind bars. But that doesn’t mean that the young man will not be facing some very serious consequences for his choices.

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OWI Causing Death Charges

Lowell Man Charged in OWI Causing Death

22-year-old Brian Daniel Welch is going to spend the rest of his life living with the guilt and heartbreak that comes with knowing that his poor choices took his girlfriend’s life. But in addition to his grief, he is also looking at the possibility of decades behind bars, as he is now facing a single felony count of operating under the influence of alcohol causing death. Read more ›

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Driver Charged in Berrien County Fatal Accident

According to the Michigan State Police, a fatal DUI crash took place on I-94 in Berrien County just days ago, leaving one person dead and another behind bars.

Reports from the MSP Niles post reveal that officers received a call from a concerned motorist about a wrong way driver on I-94 that evening. The caller told dispatch that the vehicle, a light colored Mercury Grand Marquis, was traveling on the shoulder of the freeway near Niles road. It was described as going somewhere between 30 and 80 miles per hour. Read more ›

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Fatal Crash on I-94

Fatal Crash Results in DUI Arrest 

A fatal crash that took place on I-94 left one person dead, one person unaccounted for, and one behind bars. According to Michigan State Police who responded to the scene and headed up the subsequent investigation, this case is a little more complex than the usual fatal DUI collision, but no less tragic. Read more ›

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