Dangerous Drivers on the Roads

Drunk Drivers Not the Only Ones

People are very quick to point fingers at drunk drivers, and even drugged drivers, as being some of the most dangerous obstacles to safety that we are likely to face on the roads today. But as it turns out, there are a number of other, even more dangerous drivers out there, and they are completely sober!

Current statistics show that drivers who text while driving are 23% more likely to end up in a collision that drivers who don’t text on the road. In fact, certain statistics make drunk driving look less dangerous than texting while driving! Not possible you say? Check it out… Read more ›

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Self-Driving Cars… An End To Drunk Driving?

To most people, the reality of self-driving cars being standard fare on the roads around their home seems about as likely as robotic servers in restaurants (in China, believe it or not!) and wearable technology (like Google’s Glass eyewear and Ravi Ratan’s USB cufflinks), both of which are actually happening as we speak. But what does that have to do with drunk driving, you may be wondering?

As it turns out, probably a lot! Read more ›

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The REAL Cost of a DUI

Drunk driving is no joke, and the cost to the driver – even if there is no collision and no one is hurt – can be significant. But many people don’t consider the full financial ramifications of drunk driving. The truth is, the real cost of a DUI is much higher than you think. Read more ›

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Drunk Driver Unharmed…But What About the House?

A young Van Buren County man somehow managed to escape a car crash largely uninjured a few days ago, which makes him very lucky indeed. However, even more amazing is the fact that he had three teenagers in the car with him at the time – all of whom are also miraculously unharmed. The object he collided with was not another car, but a house! Read more ›

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Smoking Pot Doesn’t Affect Your Driving?

Because Michigan is currently slap in the middle of the legal storm surrounding the debate over whether or not to legalize marijuana, this particular piece of information is very relevant to residents of our state. It’s very likely to ruffle a few feathers as well. And is it even true? Does smoking pot not actually affect your ability to drive? Read more ›

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Kent County Deputy sentenced for Operating While Intoxicated

In the wake of his recent drunk driving accident, 44-year-old Peter Gerkin, a veteran sergeant with the Kent County Sheriff’s Department, appeared in court in a wheelchair where he pled guilty to a charge of Operating While Intoxicated. Read more ›

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Michigan Operating While Intoxicated Causing Death

Drunk Driver Accused of Leaving Crash Victim to Die

One of the hardest things a person can live with is knowing they unwittingly caused the death of another person. This is often the case for drunk drivers, whose poor choices in the moment end someone else’s life, even if they aren’t able to remember the circumstances the next day. For one Farmington Hills man, the memories he will have to live with for the rest of his life may well be even worse. Read more ›

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Wrong Way Driver in Okemos

Thankfully, No One Hurt 

It seems that most incidents involving wrong way drivers who have had too much to drink tend to result in fiery crashes and horrific fatalities. But thankfully for everyone involved, a recent accident in the Okemos area involved only the driver himself and even then – no one was harmed, which is wonderful in the light of several recent catastrophic fatal wrong way driver accidents. Read more ›

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Sturgis Police Officer DUI Case

The Final Update 

29-year-old Brian Lee Stuck, the Sturgis Police officer whose “super drunk” accident made news all over the state, was scheduled to stand trial last week. But only one day before his trial date, Stuck accepted a plea offer that will keep him out of jail and cost him less than $1,000 in fees. Read more ›

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Days Before Trial, Dad Accepts Plea Bargain

Jose Teneyuque Sr. was between a rock and a hard place. Charged with murder, along with a number of other felonies, he is still struggling with the fact that his drunk driving resulted in an accident that killed his 19-year-old daughter. Just days before his trial, Teneyuque chose what his attorney refers to as “the lesser of two evils”, and accepted a plea bargain. Read more ›

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