Drunken Driving, Driving Under the Influence Incidents: April 2-6

The following information about recent incidents of drunken driving and driving under the influence is taken directly from the most recent Troy Police Department media release. Note: In Michigan, the blood alcohol content legal limit is .08 percent.

Driving Under Influence of Alcohol/Drugs

E. Big Beaver Rd. and Rochester Rd. at 1:03 a.m. on April 3: A Troy Officer stopped a vehicle that was driving erratically. The driver smelled of intoxicants and had slurred speech. The driver, a 32-year-old Royal Oak woman, failed sobriety tests and was arrested for operating while intoxicated. A blood test was administered and results are pending.

Rochester Rd. and E. South Blvd. at 11:42 p.m. on April 3: A Troy Officer stopped a vehicle that was weaving and nearly hit a curb. The driver had watery/glassy/red eyes and smelled strongly of intoxicants. The 27-year-old Troy male failed sobriety tests and was arrested for operating while intoxicated. A blood test was administered and results are pending.

E. Big Beaver Rd. and Dequindre Rd. at 8:50 p.m. on April 4: Troy Officers were dispatched to a non-injury accident. The driver whose vehicle had been struck stated that the at-fault driver appeared to be intoxicated and was attempting to hide under his vehicle. Officers arrived, leaned down and spoke with the at-fault driver who had poor balance and needed to lean on his car for support. The 55-year-old male from Madison Heights had slurred speech, constricted pupils and was nodding off/falling asleep. After failing sobriety tests, officers arrested him for operating under the influence of drugs. He was transported to an area hospital where a blood test was performed. Results of the blood test are not yet available. 

Interstate-75 and Crooks Rd. at 1:58 a.m. on April 6: A Troy Officer stopped a vehicle that was weaving and traveling at 100 miles-per-hour. The driver smelled of intoxicants but denied consuming alcohol. After failing sobriety tests, the 17-year-old Troy female was arrested for operating while intoxicated. A breath test was administered and results were .08%. A 16-year-old male from Bloomfield Hills who was a passenger in the vehicle had also been consuming alcohol. He was turned over to a family member and will be petitioned to Oakland County Probate Court for minor possessing or consuming alcohol.

Rochester Rd. and E. Wattles Rd. at 3:57 a.m. on April 6: Troy Officers were dispatched to a report of an injury accident. Information was received indicating that a car had struck a tractor trailer and that following the accident the driver of the car had fled the scene on foot. Officers located the driver about a quarter mile from the accident scene. He was unsteady on his feet, had slurred speech and smelled strongly of intoxicants. The 29-year-old Troy resident was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries and charged with operating while intoxicated and failure to stop and identify at an accident. A blood test was administered and results are pending.

Miscellaneous

Interstate-75 and W. 14 Mile Rd at 8:33 p.m. on April 2: After stopping a vehicle for speeding a Troy Officer subsequently arrested the driver, a 32-year-old Savannah, Georgia man, for driving while license suspended, possession of marijuana and three outstanding misdemeanor warrants. The arrested man's driver’s license has been suspended for more than ten years.

Interstate-75 and Wattles Rd. at 11:54 p.m. on April 3: A Troy Officer stopped a vehicle for traveling 87 miles-per-hour on I-75. The driver, a 24-year-old male from Detroit, was arrested when it was determined that his driver’s license was suspended and marijuana was found in his car. His license is suspended due to 60 unpaid tickets and he has 28 outstanding warrants for his arrest.

Call Troy Police at (248) 524-3447 if you have any information about these incidents. For questions about this report, email local editor Tim Rath at tim.rath@patch.com.