Crime Report: Man Found Driving Around in Car After Drunken Rollover Accident

Novi police were dispatched to a gas station on West Pontiac Trail and Beck Road at 3:45 a.m. on March 10 on a report of a car there that looked like it had been in an accident, according to a police report. Police found the car with three shattered windows, a caved in roof and hood, and the windshield shattered and caved in, the report said. According to the police report, the police asked the driver to stop the car and then asked the driver what happened and he said, “What do you mean?”  The officer pointed to the damage, and the man said he got into an accident on South Hill Road and Maple Road in Milford and probably rolled his vehicle, the report said.

The police asked him how much he had to drink that night, and the man said two beers, the report said.  The officer asked the man to take a breathalyzer test, and his blood-alcohol level was 0.141, which is above Michigan’s legal driving limit of 0.08. The man was then arrested on charges of operating while intoxicated.

Milford Police were later able to locate the scene of the accident and said they wished to take the driver into custody for leaving the scene of the accident, the report said. The driver said he thought the accident occurred on a curved part of the roadway and he wasn’t paying attention and didn’t make the turn, the report said. The man said he was happy to hear that the Milford Police had found his missing shoe, the report said.

Car found damaged

A Novi police officer on patrol on Chase Drive at 9:30 p.m. on March 9 discovered a Hummer with its driver’s side front window smashed and rear driver’s hub cap missing, according to a police report. The officer located the driver of the car at a nearby house, who declared that nothing was taken from the car and has no idea who might have been responsible for the incident, the report said. The driver had parked his car at 8 p.m. without any damages, the report said.

Minor arrested for underage drinking

A 20-year-old maN was arrested on charges of a minor in possession of alcohol after he was being disorderly at on March 10 at 11:30 p.m., according to a police report. Showplace security told Novi police that the man was in the Mixed Martial Arts fight event and was being rowdy all night, the report said. After the event, the man was in the lobby acting up and trying to goad other patrons into a fight, the report said. Police asked the man how much he had to drink that night, and he said just a little, the report said. A breathalyzer test showed the man had a blood-alcohol level of 0.22, the report said. The man was then arrested for an MIP. No one at the scene reported being the victim of any physical assault, the report said.

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