Need a place to go fishing with your kids? There’s an app for that. Want to know who sings that song you heard playing in the mall? There’s an app for that. Looking for an interesting new pancake recipe? Believe it or not, there’s an app for that too. But for all of the apps available nowadays, which seem to include just about every conceivable possibility, it was the one that helps alleged drunk drivers find DUI attorneys that surprised us most. Read more ›
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Judge Exceeds Sentencing Guidelines in DUI Case
It is not common that a judge exceeds the state’s sentencing guidelines in a drunk driving case. After all, the law requires that if it happens, it will need to be answered for. But obviously Hillsdale County Circuit Court Judge Mike Smith felt that the situation warranted serious intervention in this case. And while it is not surprising given the circumstances, it is still disheartening. Read more ›
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“Super Drunk” Sergeant Pleads Guilty to DUI
While it certainly seems to happen often enough that it hardly qualifies as “news”, the media has provided a good deal of coverage for 32-year-old Aaron Sawyer’s DUI charges. Sawyer, a Rockford police sergeant, has apparently pled guilty to the DUI charges he was facing, and in return is getting the equivalent of a “get out of jail free card.” Â Although, to be entirely honest, it isn’t really free, no matter how you break it down. Read more ›
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Michigan’s Drinking and Boating Laws
New Drunk Driving Laws for Boaters
In December of last year, Governor Rick Snyder signed into law legislation that changed the drinking and boating laws in Michigan. But up until recently, no one has really experienced the effects of these new regulations. After all, how many people take their boats out for a relaxing day on the lake in January? None. So now that it’s finally summer, that legislation is really kicking in. So here are a few things that you should know about Michigan’s new drunk driving laws for boaters. Read more ›
State Trooper Facing 2nd Drunk Driving Charge
Drunk Driving Trooper an Embarrassment for MSP?
According to a number of media sources who have pursued the information, a Michigan State Trooper was recently arrested for drunk driving. While this alone is a rather unfortunate development, especially for the MSP, it has come to light that this is not the first time. Read more ›
Bay County OWI Causing Death Charges
Jon M. Brown, a 29-year-old Saginaw man, was recently arraigned on two felony charges for the drunk driving accident he was alleged to have caused in Bay County in May. Court records show that Brown has been charged with a single count of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing death (OWI causing death), which is a fifteen year felony. Additionally, he is facing a single count of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing serious injury, a five year felony under Michigan law. Read more ›
Washtenaw Operating While Intoxicated Causing Death
Operating While Intoxicated Causing Death Ends More Than One Life
A little over a year ago that 20-year-old Travis Donald Cunningham got into his pick-up truck, and drove drunk on U.S. 23. A decision that resulted in the death of two Tecumseh teenagers, and the injury of another person.
“Super Drunk” Sheriff’s Deputy Headed for Trial
32-year-old Noemi Garza, a Calhoun County Sheriff’s Deputy, is headed for trial in a drunk driving case that has made headlines. And not just because Garza is a deputy charged with a DUI. Unfortunately for her, the arrest was also something of a media sensation. This is in part because Garza caused an accident and then drove away. And also because she resisted arrest in a rather unexpectedly physical way. Read more ›
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