Last year, in early June, 38-year-old Tommy Taylor got behind the wheel with a blood alcohol content of 0.175, and killed a man. The victim was Timothy Tacie, a father who was riding his bicycle home in the dark. That Taylor was very drunk at the time is not being contested. Nor is the fact that a man lost his life. But what is in contention right now is the drunk driving sentence he received for that tragedy. Read more ›
According to a new study conducted in our sister-state, Illinois, there is a direct correlation between the increase in tax on alcohol, and the decrease in alcohol related car accidents. Not sure how that’s possible? OK, lets break it down… Read more ›
On March 19th, at about 3:15 in the afternoon, a 55-year-old man from Traverse City drove to Glenn Loomis Elementary School to pick up his child. Sounds perfectly reasonable, right? Sure. But the problem is, he was very drunk at the time. Which made for a disastrous pick up experience, among other things.
According to police reports Stephen Lennart Tooker, the inebriated father, was there to pick up his 7-year-old son. However, he already had his 3-year-old daughter in the vehicle with him. Once Tooker reached the school, he had enormous troubles trying to parallel park his Mercedes. Read more ›
Imagine this. Someone knocks on your door, late at night, waking up your family. They want to know if someone named Gabe lives there. Annoyed at being interrupted for no reason, you tell them no. They leave. But minutes later they’re back, knocking again, asking, “Are you sure Gabe doesn’t live here?”
Irritated, you tell them no again, and demand that they leave. And they do. But not quietly. Intoxicated, the late-night-knocker has difficulty maneuvering their car, and smacks into your neighbor’s parked car. Twice. Before fleeing the scene. What would you do? Read more ›
If you happened to read our article on the dangers of texting while driving early last month, then you are no stranger to the notion that drunk driving may actually be less dangerous than texting while driving. But now, thanks to a recent study on declining car crash injury rates, there is hard evidence to back it up. Read more ›
Kelly Fiscelli, the top elected official from Cottrellville Township in St. Clair County is looking at possible jail time, among other punishments, after pleading guilty to drunk driving.
Drunk drivers often elicit anger and disappointment from their communities. But when the inebriated person behind the wheel is someone in a position of power, like a police officer, a priest or an elected official, people tend to become far more outraged. Read more ›
A man suspected of drunk driving recently lead police on a wild chase all the way from Indiana into southern Michigan, smashing through multiple toll booth arms and exceeding 100 miles per hour. He is now facing a number of criminal charges. Read more ›
Drunk driving will get you into lots of trouble. Drunk driving with children in your car is even worse, when you consider the added risk and increased punishments. But for one Indiana man driving under the influence here in Michigan, those poor choices were only the beginning of his troubles. Read more ›
A recent study conducted by the University of Michigan’s Injury Center and Transportation Research Institute claims that if all cars made in the United States were equipped with technology that prevented drunk drivers from even starting their vehicles, the savings would outweigh the costs within three years.
But what exactly does this mean? Read more ›
