There seems to be a rash of weird drunk driving stories making the rounds these days. From the "There just ain't enough to do in Clio, Michigan" department, comes this item. On November 8 a man and his 13-year-old son were both 
arrested for drunk driving. A police officer noticed a truck that appeared to be stuck in the mud in a city park. When the officer approached the vehicle to investigate, he was somewhat surprised to find a drunken 13-year-old boy at the wheel.
Upon further investigation, the officer was even more surprised to find the lad's father sitting next to him in the passenger seat, also drunk. The man told police that he had turned over the driving duties to his son because he'd had too much to drink. The boy admitted that he was also too intoxicated to drive. Open containers of beer and liquor were found in the vehicle, said Clio Police Chief James McLellan.
The father, a 41-year-old Flint-area man, is facing several misdemeanor counts, including child endangerment, allowing an intoxicated person to drive his vehicle and allowing an unlicensed minor to drive, police said. The boy was charged in juvenile court with driving while intoxicated, among other things.
The pair were apparently trying to get home when they went into the park to turn around. The truck rolled off the pavement and became stuck in a muddy area. The kid will learn all that once he takes drivers education a few years from now.
And that isn't the only item. In another story, this one from Ypsilanti, Michigan, a man was arrested for drunk driving. Police told The Ann Arbor News that they first stopped the man after watching him run a red light. The Breathalyzer test registered a 0.11, three points over the Michigan legal limit of .08. Oh, and the man had his 12-year-old son in the car with him at the time.
Back at the station, the police told the boy to call his mother to come and
pick him up. A short time later the mother arrived with her 9-year-old daughter in the car. The astute officers noted that she, too, appeared to have been drinking. A breath test was administered and she was found to be legally drunk after registering a 0.13. The police also arrested her. I can't tell from the story who finally drove the kids home. Maybe it was the drunken 13-year-old from the first story.
And in still another story, a man in Australia was arrested three times in a single day for driving while drunk (evidently a world record). The man was arrested the first time on Saturday evening driving along a road south of Perth, Australia, with a blood alcohol reading of 0.194. That is almost four times the legal limit in Australia. The man was caught an hour later driving along the same road and this time his car was confiscated by Police, to prevent future crimes, you see. But, later Sunday morning the man was arrested again in the same car. Police say that after his car was impounded, he broke into the Boddington Police Station in the early hours of Sunday morning, retrieved his car, and drove away. The third stop occurred several hours later. In addition to the third drunk driving charge, police added two more counts: trespass and driving without a licence. He was due to appear in court in Perth about 10 days ago.
While these are somewhat silly stories, drunk driving is no joking matter--no matter which side of the case you wind up on. If you or a family member are the victim of drunk driver, your life is forever changed. If you are the drunk driver and are caught, well, your life may change for the worse as well. A conviction under the new drunk driving laws will likely result in the suspension of your driving privileges, jail time, hefty fines, and Driver Responsibility fees payable to the Secretary of State for years after your conviction.
No matter on which side of the case you find yourself, do the smart thing and contact a skilled attorney.
arrested for drunk driving. A police officer noticed a truck that appeared to be stuck in the mud in a city park. When the officer approached the vehicle to investigate, he was somewhat surprised to find a drunken 13-year-old boy at the wheel.Upon further investigation, the officer was even more surprised to find the lad's father sitting next to him in the passenger seat, also drunk. The man told police that he had turned over the driving duties to his son because he'd had too much to drink. The boy admitted that he was also too intoxicated to drive. Open containers of beer and liquor were found in the vehicle, said Clio Police Chief James McLellan.
The father, a 41-year-old Flint-area man, is facing several misdemeanor counts, including child endangerment, allowing an intoxicated person to drive his vehicle and allowing an unlicensed minor to drive, police said. The boy was charged in juvenile court with driving while intoxicated, among other things.
The pair were apparently trying to get home when they went into the park to turn around. The truck rolled off the pavement and became stuck in a muddy area. The kid will learn all that once he takes drivers education a few years from now.
And that isn't the only item. In another story, this one from Ypsilanti, Michigan, a man was arrested for drunk driving. Police told The Ann Arbor News that they first stopped the man after watching him run a red light. The Breathalyzer test registered a 0.11, three points over the Michigan legal limit of .08. Oh, and the man had his 12-year-old son in the car with him at the time.
Back at the station, the police told the boy to call his mother to come and
pick him up. A short time later the mother arrived with her 9-year-old daughter in the car. The astute officers noted that she, too, appeared to have been drinking. A breath test was administered and she was found to be legally drunk after registering a 0.13. The police also arrested her. I can't tell from the story who finally drove the kids home. Maybe it was the drunken 13-year-old from the first story.And in still another story, a man in Australia was arrested three times in a single day for driving while drunk (evidently a world record). The man was arrested the first time on Saturday evening driving along a road south of Perth, Australia, with a blood alcohol reading of 0.194. That is almost four times the legal limit in Australia. The man was caught an hour later driving along the same road and this time his car was confiscated by Police, to prevent future crimes, you see. But, later Sunday morning the man was arrested again in the same car. Police say that after his car was impounded, he broke into the Boddington Police Station in the early hours of Sunday morning, retrieved his car, and drove away. The third stop occurred several hours later. In addition to the third drunk driving charge, police added two more counts: trespass and driving without a licence. He was due to appear in court in Perth about 10 days ago.
While these are somewhat silly stories, drunk driving is no joking matter--no matter which side of the case you wind up on. If you or a family member are the victim of drunk driver, your life is forever changed. If you are the drunk driver and are caught, well, your life may change for the worse as well. A conviction under the new drunk driving laws will likely result in the suspension of your driving privileges, jail time, hefty fines, and Driver Responsibility fees payable to the Secretary of State for years after your conviction.
No matter on which side of the case you find yourself, do the smart thing and contact a skilled attorney.
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