Crime & Safety
Driver Who Killed Michigan Family Had .306 Alcohol Level
The man accused of killing the Abbas family on I-75 reportedly had a blood alcohol level almost four times the legal limit.
MICHIGAN — The driver police say is responsible for killing a Northville family of five in Kentucky earlier this month had a blood-alcohol level that was nearly four times the legal limit, according to reports.
A news release issued from the Fayette County Coroner in Kentucky said 41-year-old Joey Bailey of Georgetown, Kentucky, had an alcohol level of .306 when he collided with the Abbas family on Jan. 6 on I-75 as he drove the wrong way on the freeway.
The family — Issam Abbas, 42; his wife, Dr. Rima Abbas, 38, and their three children, Ali, 13; Isabella, 12, and Giselle, 7 — was returning from a Florida vacation when they were struck by Bailey.
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Bailey died in the crash, too.
In both Michigan and Kentucky, .the legal blood alcohol limit is .08 for drivers. In Michigan, it’s considered to be “super drunk” to have a BAC of .17 percent or higher.
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According to reports, Bailey was driving into oncoming traffic for approximately six miles before crashing into the Abbas family. Several 911 calls were reported from other motorists.
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