Drunk Driving Right Through Macomb County Storefront

Few store managers would be happy about showing up for work in the morning and finding a car inside the building. Unless you happen to work at a car dealership, that usually means that something pretty awful happened during the night. Which was certainly the case for a drunk driving 28-year-old man from Novi, who apparently ended up with his vehicle inside the Blue Water Marine store in Harrison Charter Township on the 4th of July.

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Getting Drunk at the Jail?
Jury Says NO!

According to Paula Downing, when officers found her passed out in her car, crookedly parked in the local jail parking lot, she hadn’t actually been drinking and driving. Instead, she claims, she had arrived at the jail sober, and then proceeded to drink until she passed out while sitting in her car. The jury, however, didn’t buy that version of events. Read more ›

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Is a “Drunk Driving” Simulator Helpful?

We Want Everyone to “Arrive Alive”

Michigan is fortunate to be the home of a company that focuses on providing kids of all ages an opportunity to experience the dangers of drunk driving without having to take so much as a sip of alcohol. The driving simulator they use is a great teaching tool, because nothing conveys truth quite like personal experience. And the company provides exactly that—personal experience but without all of the dangerous and often expensive consequences of drunk driving. Read more ›

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Michigan’s Increase in Deadly Wrong-Way Collisions

Wrong-Way Collisions: Not Just Drunk Drivers to Blame

Wrong-way collision accidents are certainly not a common problem. But unfortunately, they are not all that rare either. And when they do happen, the price is exponentially high. Most result in death, and when life isn’t lost, there are always serious injuries. Many that leave people affected for the rest of their lives. Read more ›

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Ottawa Operating While Intoxicated Causing Death

Suspected Drunk Driver Hits Parked Car

59-year-old Bernard Langmeyer, and his wife Deborah, pulled over on the side of I-96, and parked well off the shoulder to keep out of the flow of oncoming vehicles.Their Ford C-Max had a flat tire. Bernard contacted Onstar to report their situation, and then settled in to wait for assistance. Unfortunately, Richard Lee Rish’s Chevy Tahoe got there first. Read more ›

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Sobriety Courts Celebrate Success

Sobriety Courts Help Reduce Repeat Offenders

Michigan is home to 41 specialized sobriety courts, whose only focus is to keep drunk driving offenders from becoming repeat offenders. And on May 21 they were all doing one thing – celebrating the success of the ignition interlock program around the state. Read more ›

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Palcohol: A Threat to Michigan Drivers?

Palcohol? You ask, what on earth is palcohol? Well, it’s powdered alcohol, hence the witty name. A dehydrated form of alcohol created by outdoorsman Mark Phillips, who wanted a light, easy to transport alcoholic beverage while hiking, biking and kayaking. But this just-add-water drink powder, which just won federal approval in March, is meeting stiff resistance in Michigan. Read more ›

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DUI Suspect Actually Craigslist Kidnapper

In the early morning hours, shortly after the bars close and the police expect to find a number of intoxicated drivers trying to make it home in one piece, Michigan State Troopers noticed a car swerving in and out of it’s lane. Fully expecting a drunk driver, officers pulled the car over. But what they discovered was something far more dangerous…. Read more ›

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MSP Detective Facing Serious Felony Charges

Felony Charges After Officer Strikes Biker

While it seems, sadly enough, that police officers being charged with drunk driving isn’t as rare as one would hope nowadays, the one agency that seems to go unscathed is usually the Michigan State Police. Not anymore. And to make matters worse, this wasn’t just your run-of-the-mill DUI either. Read more ›

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Drunk Driving the Least of His Worries

Guns and Alcohol Not a Good Combination

Minutes before midnight, Ypsilanti police officers were called to the Monroe and Second intersection, after a concerned citizen called in to report that a car was stopped at the intersection. Inside it, a man wasn’t moving….

Officers arrived to discover a man, smelling strongly of alcohol and passed out in his car at a stop sign. But after police had a look inside the vehicle, it turns out that drunk driving was the least of this man’s worries. Read more ›

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