OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – A driver has been charged for threatening an Oakland County road worker who honked when she saw him driving carelessly in a construction zone, officials said.
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald charged Kenneth Michael Oliver, 38, of Lincoln Park, with malicious use of a telecommunications device on Oct. 2, 2024.
On Aug. 9, 2024, an Oakland County Road Commission inspector was in a red security truck monitoring a construction site when she said she saw Oliver drive on a closed shoulder in the construction area, according to authorities.
He drove over construction cones and then cut off another car while entering back onto the roadway, prosecutors said.
Officials said the inspector turned on her truck lights and honked her horn to warn the construction workers at the site.
Oliver is accused of getting out of his car, yelling at the woman, and pounding on her truck. He was given a citation for careless driving.
Malicious use of a telecommunications device is a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and/or a fine of up to $1,000.
