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Estranged husband with loaded guns stalks wife, drives drunk, flees police in Monroe County
Read full article: Estranged husband with loaded guns stalks wife, drives drunk, flees police in Monroe CountyAn estranged husband was caught stalking his wife with loaded guns in his truck, and then he drunkenly tried to flee police before crashing into a pole, Monroe County deputies said.
Drunken driver going 102 mph in Southfield arrested; police find AK-47 pistol in car
Read full article: Drunken driver going 102 mph in Southfield arrested; police find AK-47 pistol in carA drunken driver going 102 mph was pulled over in Southfield and taken into custody, and then state police found an AK-47 pistol in the back seat, officials said.
Drunken driver crosses median in Taylor, crashes on lawn of state police post
Read full article: Drunken driver crosses median in Taylor, crashes on lawn of state police postA drunken driver from Taylor crossed the median of Telegraph Road and crashed on the lawn of a Michigan State Police post, officials said.
Michigan State Police troopers hospitalized after drunk Oak Park man hits patrol car, officials say
Read full article: Michigan State Police troopers hospitalized after drunk Oak Park man hits patrol car, officials sayTwo Michigan State Police troopers were hospitalized overnight when a drunken driver from Oak Park crashed into their patrol car while they were at the scene of a crash, officials said.
Suspected drunken driver tries to hide behind dumpster after hit-and-run crash in Detroit
Read full article: Suspected drunken driver tries to hide behind dumpster after hit-and-run crash in DetroitA suspected drunken driver tried to hide behind a dumpster while fleeing the scene of a hit-and-run crash in Detroit, officials said.
Michigan Rep. Mary Cavanagh faces drunken driving charge following arrest in Livonia
Read full article: Michigan Rep. Mary Cavanagh faces drunken driving charge following arrest in LivoniaMichigan Rep. Mary Cavanagh is facing a drunken driving charge after she was arrested in Livonia by an officer who saw her swerving around a highway with two flat tires, according to authorities.
Michigan State Police trooper suspended for hitting handcuffed drunken driving suspect in face
Read full article: Michigan State Police trooper suspended for hitting handcuffed drunken driving suspect in faceA Michigan State Police trooper has been suspended after he struck a handcuffed drunken driving suspect in the face, officials said.
Troy driverโs breath test reveals BAC 4 times legal limit on St. Patrickโs Day, police say
Read full article: Troy driverโs breath test reveals BAC 4 times legal limit on St. Patrickโs Day, police sayA Troy womanโs breath test revealed she was driving with a blood-alcohol content more than four times the legal limit on St. Patrickโs Day, according to police.
Police suspect driver was drunk when he crashed car into median on I-96 in Detroit
Read full article: Police suspect driver was drunk when he crashed car into median on I-96 in DetroitPolice believe a driver was drunk early Tuesday morning when he crashed his car into the median of I-96 in Detroit, they said.
Police believe 16-year-old driver was drunk, caused head-on crash that injured him, passenger
Read full article: Police believe 16-year-old driver was drunk, caused head-on crash that injured him, passengerTwo teenagers were hurt -- one critically -- in a head-on collision between two pickup trucks in Orion Township, officials said.
Former Livingston County undersheriff pleads guilty to misdemeanor after drunken driving arrest
Read full article: Former Livingston County undersheriff pleads guilty to misdemeanor after drunken driving arrestA former Livingston County undersheriff has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge after he was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk, officials said.
Drunk Sterling Heights driver admits he drank too much, hasnโt had license in 20 years, police say
Read full article: Drunk Sterling Heights driver admits he drank too much, hasnโt had license in 20 years, police sayWhen police pulled over a Sterling Heights man for swerving all over the road, he admitted that he shouldnโt have been driving because heโd had too much to drink and hadnโt owned a valid license in 20 years, according to authorities.
Drunk woman pours out drink after backing into Troy police car during traffic stop, officials say
Read full article: Drunk woman pours out drink after backing into Troy police car during traffic stop, officials sayOfficials said a drunk driver backed into a Troy police car during a traffic stop and poured her alcoholic beverage on the ground when officers asked about it.
Livingston County undersheriff charged with 2 misdemeanors after drunken driving arrest
Read full article: Livingston County undersheriff charged with 2 misdemeanors after drunken driving arrestA former Livingston County undersheriff has been charged with two misdemeanors after he was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk, officials said.
Possible drunken driver in custody after Rochester Hills police find vehicle in river
Read full article: Possible drunken driver in custody after Rochester Hills police find vehicle in riverRochester Hills police have taken a possible drunken driver into custody after they were called to a crash scene and found a vehicle in a river, authorities said.
Woman accused of drunkenly rear-ending vehicle during lunch break in Troy, police say
Read full article: Woman accused of drunkenly rear-ending vehicle during lunch break in Troy, police sayTroy police arrested a woman who is accused of getting drunk on her lunch break and rear-ending another vehicle that was slowing down for a red light, authorities said.
Driver accused of being drunk during Harper Woods crash that killed 1, hurt 2, police say
Read full article: Driver accused of being drunk during Harper Woods crash that killed 1, hurt 2, police sayA St. Clair Shores man is accused of being drunk when he was involved in a Harper Woods crash that killed one person and injured two others, officials said.
โHighly intoxicatedโ man arrested while driving wrong way on 3 tire rims in Sterling Heights, police say
Read full article: โHighly intoxicatedโ man arrested while driving wrong way on 3 tire rims in Sterling Heights, police sayA โhighly intoxicatedโ man was arrested over the weekend after a Sterling Heights police officer saw him driving the wrong direction on three tire rims, officials said.
Police: Drunk woman hits security guard with can of Red Bull at Troy restaurant; boyfriend drives drunk
Read full article: Police: Drunk woman hits security guard with can of Red Bull at Troy restaurant; boyfriend drives drunkPolice said a couple was getting very drunk one night at a Troy bar when a Dearborn woman struck a security guard with a can of Red Bull. Her boyfriend later drove to the police station on a flat tire while highly intoxicated, officers said.
Detroit Lions player accused in wrong-way drunken driving crash hours before team waived him, police say
Read full article: Detroit Lions player accused in wrong-way drunken driving crash hours before team waived him, police sayA player who was waived by the Detroit Lions over the weekend is accused of causing a head-on crash hours earlier while driving intoxicated on the wrong side of a highway, according to officials.
โMan, Iโm drunkโ: Sterling Heights man falls asleep at wheel of running pickup in Taco Bell drive-thru
Read full article: โMan, Iโm drunkโ: Sterling Heights man falls asleep at wheel of running pickup in Taco Bell drive-thruA Sterling Heights man told police, โMan, Iโm drunk,โ after initially denying he had consumed alcohol when they found him asleep behind the wheel of a running pickup truck in the Taco Bell drive-thru, officials said.
Man crashes into brick garage in Detroit, leaves injured woman, children behind at scene
Read full article: Man crashes into brick garage in Detroit, leaves injured woman, children behind at scenePolice said a man who crashed into a brick garage in Detroit got out of the SUV and fled the scene with a bottle of alcohol in his hands, leaving behind an injured woman and children.
Suspected drunken driver ignores stop sign, seriously injures motorcyclist in Pontiac, police say
Read full article: Suspected drunken driver ignores stop sign, seriously injures motorcyclist in Pontiac, police sayA suspected drunken driver ignored a stop sign at a Pontiac intersection over the weekend and struck a motorcycle, seriously injuring the motorcyclist, police said.
Police ID man who drove from NC to Port Huron to see woman he met online, passed out drunk in car
Read full article: Police ID man who drove from NC to Port Huron to see woman he met online, passed out drunk in carPolice have identified the man who drove all the way from North Carolina to see a woman he met online only to be found passed out drunk in Port Huron with four loaded guns, drugs and his 11-year-old son in the car, authorities said.
Man drives from NC to Port Huron to see woman he met online, passes out drunk with guns, drugs, son in car
Read full article: Man drives from NC to Port Huron to see woman he met online, passes out drunk with guns, drugs, son in carA man who drove all the way from North Carolina to see a woman he met online was found passed out drunk in Port Huron with four loaded guns, drugs and his 11-year-old son in the car, authorities said.
Detroit man accused of driving drunk on I-75 with 10-year-old son in passenger seat
Read full article: Detroit man accused of driving drunk on I-75 with 10-year-old son in passenger seatA Detroit man is accused of driving drunk on I-75 with his 10-year-old son in the passenger seat of the pickup, police said.
Police: Warren man has 6 drinks, drives drunk for 6th time; wife flees into Troy hotel
Read full article: Police: Warren man has 6 drinks, drives drunk for 6th time; wife flees into Troy hotelPolice said a woman ran into a Troy hotel yelling that her husband, a Warren man with five previous drunken driving convictions, was trying to kill her because he had six drinks and drove into a ditch.
Man drives drunk for 6th time, hits mailbox, lies about going to work, Troy police say
Read full article: Man drives drunk for 6th time, hits mailbox, lies about going to work, Troy police sayA man was charged with driving drunk for the sixth time after he struck a Troy mailbox right in front of its owner and lied about being late for work, officials said.
Royal Oak police say woman was drunk when she crashed with 9-year-old child, open beer in car
Read full article: Royal Oak police say woman was drunk when she crashed with 9-year-old child, open beer in carRoyal Oak police said a mother was drunk and slurring her speech after crashing into another vehicle with her 9-year-old child and an open beer in the car.
Former Red Wing Todd Bertuzzi charged with driving drunk in Auburn Hills, police say
Read full article: Former Red Wing Todd Bertuzzi charged with driving drunk in Auburn Hills, police sayTodd Bertuzzi #44 of the Detroit Red Wings skates against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on January 9, 2014 in San Jose, California. AUBURN HILLS, Mich. โ Former Detroit Red Wing Todd Bertuzzi has been charged for driving drunk in Auburn Hills last month, according to police. Bertuzzi failed roadside sobriety evaluations and was arrested for operating while intoxicated, Auburn Hills police said. He was taken to the Auburn Hills Police Department and refused a breath test, officials said. Bertuzzi was taken to the Oakland County Jail and released after 12 hours, pending toxicology results, police said.
Troy police arrest 7 impaired drivers in 10 days: Locations, driver info, what happened in each case
Read full article: Troy police arrest 7 impaired drivers in 10 days: Locations, driver info, what happened in each caseTroy police made seven impaired driving arrests over the final 10 days of November. Four women and three men from all around Metro Detroit were involved.
Vigil held in Waterford Township for 6-year-old girl, father killed by suspected drunk driver
Read full article: Vigil held in Waterford Township for 6-year-old girl, father killed by suspected drunk driverWATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ The Waterford community got together to look back on what they loved about a father and his 6-year-old girl, both killed by a suspected drunk driver. Members of the Waterford community came out Saturday night to remember a father and daughter. Man accused of killing 6-year-old girl in Waterford Twp. drunken driving crash facing 5 chargesA man accused of being drunk and driving recklessly at the time of a four-car crash that killed a 6-year-old girl and injured her parents in Waterford Township is facing five charges. Trevor Duncan Taylor, 28, of Waterford Township, was driving a white 2016 Hyundai Sonata west on Highland Road at a high speed, according to authorities.
Man accused of killing 6-year-old girl in Waterford Twp. drunken driving crash facing 5 charges
Read full article: Man accused of killing 6-year-old girl in Waterford Twp. drunken driving crash facing 5 chargesWATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ A man accused of being drunk and driving recklessly at the time of a four-car crash that killed a 6-year-old girl and injured her parents in Waterford Township is facing five charges. The scene of an Oct. 14, 2020, crash at Highland and Airport roads in Waterford Township. The Waterford Township man driving the Equinox and his 6-year-old daughter were transported to a nearby hospital, authorities said. The woman driving the Fusion was the mother of the 6-year-old and wife of the man in the Equinox, police said. A vehicle involved in an Oct. 14, 2020, crash at Highland and Airport roads in Waterford Township.
Police say drunk driver caused crash that killed 6-year-old in Waterford Township
Read full article: Police say drunk driver caused crash that killed 6-year-old in Waterford TownshipWATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ Police are investigating a fatal crash in Waterford Township near a Mitsubishi car dealership that killed a 6-year-old girl. It was so hard,โ said Tammy Cole, who was nearby when the crash happened Wednesday afternoon. The first one crash occurred in front of a Mitsubishi car dealership. As they were turning into the parking lot, the driver of the Sonata crashed into them, killing the child. Related: 6-year-old killed, parents hurt in 4-car crash caused by reckless driver, Waterford Twp.
6-year-old killed, parents hurt in 4-car crash caused by reckless driver, Waterford Twp. police say
Read full article: 6-year-old killed, parents hurt in 4-car crash caused by reckless driver, Waterford Twp. police say6-year-old killed, parents hurt in 4-car crash caused by reckless driver, Waterford Twp. police sayPublished: October 15, 2020, 12:09 pmA 6-year-old girl was killed and her parents were injured in a four-car crash caused by an apparent drunken driver who had been reported for driving recklessly, according to Waterford Township police.
6-year-old killed, parents hurt in 4-car crash caused by reckless driver, Waterford Twp. police say
Read full article: 6-year-old killed, parents hurt in 4-car crash caused by reckless driver, Waterford Twp. police sayWATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ A 6-year-old girl was killed and her parents were injured in a four-car crash caused by an apparent drunken driver who had been reported for driving recklessly, according to Waterford Township police. The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Highland and Airport roads in Waterford Township. The scene of an Oct. 14, 2020, crash at Highland and Airport roads in Waterford Township. The Waterford Township man driving the Equinox and his 6-year-old daughter were transported to a nearby hospital, authorities said. Anyone who witnessed the crash or has information about the case is asked to call Waterford Township police at 248-618-6064.
Woman faces second-degree murder charge for crash that killed Cranbrook Kingswood football coach
Read full article: Woman faces second-degree murder charge for crash that killed Cranbrook Kingswood football coachOAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. โ A Huntington Woods woman is facing a second-degree murder charge for a crash that killed a Cranbrook Kingswood football coach. Prosecutors said Wendy Ellen Bass was drunk behind the wheel when she struck and killed Ben Jones, 30, on the I-696 Service Drive in August. Jones was going to begin his second season as head coach before he was killed. Jones was killed. Bass was arraigned on second-degree murder charges and operating under the influence causing death and reckless driving causing death.
Macomb man charged with drunk driving, having open intoxicants in vehicle
Read full article: Macomb man charged with drunk driving, having open intoxicants in vehicleLIVINGSTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ A Macomb man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. The incident happened on Sunday at 8:20 p.m. Michigan State Police troopers from the Gaylord Post saw a vehicle on I-75 near Parmater Road in Livingston Township traveling 90 miles per hour in a 75 mile per hour zone. Police said Kevin Patrick Scully, 59, was driving and arrested for Operating While Intoxicated Third Offense. Scully was arrested after police said the had him take sobriety tests. Scully was arraigned in the 7-A District Court in Otsego County for one count Felony Operating While Intoxicated Third Offense, one count Driving While License Suspended, and one count Open Intoxicants in Vehicle.
Drunken driver killed in crash with utility pole in Bedford Township, police say
Read full article: Drunken driver killed in crash with utility pole in Bedford Township, police sayBEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ A Toledo man who was driving drunk and speeding Friday died when his car left the roadway and crashed into a utility pole in Bedford Township, according to police. Officials said David C. Smith, 39, of Toledo, was driving a black 2002 GMC Envoy at 1:08 a.m. Friday on Dean Road east of Crabb Road. Smith was heading east and drove off the north side of Dean Road, striking a mailbox, police said. He got back on the road and continued east before leaving the roadway again, according to authorities. Monroe County medics and Bedford Township firefighters responded, but Smith was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
17-year-old girl arrested for driving drunk, leading Oakland County deputies on chase before crashing
Read full article: 17-year-old girl arrested for driving drunk, leading Oakland County deputies on chase before crashingPONTIAC, Mich. Officials said a 17-year-old girl led Oakland County deputies on a wild police chase through multiple neighborhoods on Monday morning. The 17-year-old girl was in the passengers seat and had vomit on her shirt and appeared to be intoxicated, police said. She then got back inside the SUV, went into the drivers seat and fled the scene. Police said the SUV was traveling recklessly, moving at a high speed and violating multiple traffic laws. READ: Drunk teenage girl crashes SUV after getting into drivers seat to flee traffic stop, police say
Drunk teenage girl crashes SUV after getting into drivers seat to flee traffic stop, police say
Read full article: Drunk teenage girl crashes SUV after getting into drivers seat to flee traffic stop, police sayPONTIAC, Mich. A drunk 17-year-old girl who had vomit on her shirt and fell onto the ground during a traffic stop got in the drivers seat of an SUV and fled Pontiac police before crashing into a pole, according to authorities. A 17-year-old Pontiac girl in the passengers seat had vomit on her shirt and appeared to be intoxicated, according to officials. While he was speaking to an Oakland County deputy, the girl fell out of the SUV and onto the ground, officials said. She got back inside the SUV, slid over to the drivers seat and sped away from the scene, according to authorities. The girl was taken into custody and brought to McLaren Oakland Hospital for a blood draw, police said.
Family turns tragic Roseville collision into action, urges residents to not drink and drive
Read full article: Family turns tragic Roseville collision into action, urges residents to not drink and driveROSEVILLE, Mich. A family spent hours in the scorching heat in Roseville to drive home an important message during the Independence Day weekend. In 2019, the family lost their 4-year-old in a suspected drunk driving crash. Friends and family members gathered at the intersection where the collision happened in hopes that drivers will think twice before driving under the influence. At about 11 p.m., the vehicles collided in the intersection of Little Mack Avenue and Masonic Road. At the time police said it was unclear which driver ran the red light, but suspected the other driver was under the influence.
Bodycam video shows judgeโs 2018 DUI arrest in Northern Michigan
Read full article: Bodycam video shows judgeโs 2018 DUI arrest in Northern MichiganTuesday he appeared in a Northern Michigan courtroom for a bond hearing after his arrest two weeks ago in a domestic dispute in his Van Buren Township home. Video has also been released of the judgeโs original arrest for a DUI in Northern Michigan. Parrott, 60, is accused of driving his car off the road in Manistee County while intoxicated on Christmas Day 2018. Tuesday the judgeโs bond for the incident ended up reviewed by a Manistee judge. The judge in Manistee altered his bond to include sending those results to a court up North too.
Video shows โsuper drunkโ Rep. Rebekah Warren hitting guardrail, failing sobriety tests, police say
Read full article: Video shows โsuper drunkโ Rep. Rebekah Warren hitting guardrail, failing sobriety tests, police sayNew dashcam video shows an alleged โsuper drunkโ Michigan state Rep. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) crashing into an I-75 guardrail and failing sobriety tests in Auburn Hills -- even though she said she was driving to Ann Arbor from Detroit, according to authorities.