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Local Judges Host Teen Drinking Forum
ROCHESTER (WWJ) – Three Oakland County district court judges are talking with teens Tuesday about drinking, hoping to get to them before they wind up in their courtrooms. Teens have gotten the message...
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OakCo Sheriff On Lookout For St. Patty’s Day Drunk Drivers
OAKLAND COUNTY (WWJ) – St. Patrick’s Day is here and that means more drinking, as well as more of a chance for drunk drivers on the road. That’s why the Oakland County Sheriff is warning people not to...
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MSP Prepares For Statewide Drunk Driving Crackdown
DETROIT (WWJ) – State police are sending a message to people who are thinking about getting behind the wheel after they’ve been drinking: We’re coming after you. Law enforcement agencies across the...
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CDC: 112 Million Annual Incidents Of People Drinking And Driving
DETROIT (WWJ) - Adults drank too much and got behind the wheel about 112 million times in 2010—that is almost 300,000 incidents of drinking and driving each day—according to a CDC Vital Signs study...
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Highway Safety Reports Drop In Number Of Alcohol Related Traffic Accidents
DETROIT (WWJ) – Over the holiday period an increased enforcement effort is taking place to keep a sharp eye out for the drinking driver. WWJ’s Rob Sanford reports that the new statistics provide some...
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Drunk Driving Arraignment Waived For Lawmaker
EAST LANSING (WWJ/AP) - An attorney for state Representative Bob Genetski has waived the lawmaker’s arraignment on a drunken driving charge. Ingham County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Lisa McCormick said...
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Drunk Driving Enforcement Campaign Targets Tech-Savvy Motorists
LANSING (WWJ) - Hundreds of bars and restaurants in Michigan will be serving drinks on “technically advanced” coasters that will help motorists easily find a safe, sober ride home. The coasters will...
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Royal Oak Going After The “Super Drunks”
ROYAL OAK (WWJ) – Don’t drink and drive. We hear that warning a lot. WWJ’s Gary Lundy tells us about one local community that is now enforcing a new ordinance on “Super Drunks”. The City of Royal Oak...
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Judge: Lawmaker Facing DUI Charge May Drive For Work, Court
MASON (WWJ/AP) - A judge says state Rep. Bob Genetski, who is facing a drunken driving case, may use a vehicle for the next year under certain circumstances. Ingham County Circuit Judge William...
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Police Cracking Down On Holiday Drinking And Driving
DETROIT (WWJ) – Police across Michigan begin a weeklong campaign Sunday to get drunk drivers off the roads during upcoming holiday. Anne Readett with the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning says...
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New DUI Crackdown Focuses On ‘Professional’ Drunk Drivers
LANSING (WWJ) - Michigan is kicking off a campaign aimed at curbing drunken driving. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) said the campaign pits the tactics drunk drivers use to avoid...
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Wayne County Sheriff Clamps Down On Drunk Drivers
DETROIT (WWJ) - Wayne County Sheriff’s Department officials began tightening down on the area’s drunk drivers last October by integrating high-tech alcohol monitoring to keep tabs on the highest-risk...
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Jury Finds Lawmaker Guilty In Drunk Driving Case
EAST LANSING (WWJ/AP) - A Michigan lawmaker faces up to 93 days in jail, fines and community service after he was convicted Tuesday of misdemeanor operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The East...
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CDC: Teen Drinking And Driving Down 54% Since 1991
LANSING (WWJ) – The percentage of teens in high school (aged 16 and older) who drove when they had been drinking alcohol decreased by 54 percent between 1991 and 2011, according to a Vital Signs study...
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Police Boost Drunken Driving Patrols For Halloween
DETROIT (WWJ) - Police are stepping up patrols aimed at stopping drunk drivers during the week leading up to Halloween. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning said federal funds are helping...
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Lawmaker Gets Community Service For Drunk Driving
EAST LANSING (WWJ/AP) - A judge has ordered a western Michigan lawmaker to perform 40 hours of community service and pay $1,101 for drunken driving. State Rep. Bob Genetski received the sentence...
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Police Plan Extra Thanksgiving Drunken Driving Patrols
LANSING (WWJ) - Michigan State Police say nearly 100 agencies in 20 counties will be conducting extra patrols over the long Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 21 through Nov. 25, to ensure motorists are...
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Extra Drunken Driving Patrols Planned Through New Year’s Day
DETROIT (WWJ) - More than 100 law enforcement agencies in Michigan have begun a statewide drunk driving crackdown to keep impaired drivers off the road as 2013 begins. Anne Readett, spokesperson for...
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Police Throwing A Flag On Drunken Drivers This Super Bowl Weekend
DETROIT (WWJ) - Michigan State Police are reminding motorists to make the right call by designating a sober driver before kick off if their Super Bowl celebration includes alcohol. Police say those who...
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45 Drunk Drivers Arrested During Super Bowl Weekend
LANSING (WWJ) - Michigan State Police say they arrested 45 drunk drivers across 20 counties during Super Bowl weekend. Eleven of the drivers were cited under Michigan’s “super drunk” law, for those...
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Drunken Driving Case Revived Despite Cop’s Error
CANTON TWP. (AP) - A Detroit-area man can be charged with drunken driving even though the police officer stopped the vehicle only after mistakenly believing the license plate didn’t match the pickup...
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Police Cracking Down On Drunk Drivers Through April 8
LANSING (WWJ) - Luck may belong to the Irish, but it won’t help Michigan motorists who don’t designate a sober driver over the next few weeks. Law enforcement agencies in 26 counties are conducting...
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Man Arrested After Police Chase Brags About Drunk Driving
TAYLOR (WWJ) - A convicted drunk driver who bragged to police about the number of times he got away is behind bars after leading a high-speed chase Downriver. Police say they tried to stop the...
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Mich. Lawmakers Seek To Drop BAC Limit For Boaters, Snowmobilers
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - Michigan boaters and snowmobilers would be held to the same drunken driving standards as drivers under legislation introduced in the state House. The bipartisan package of bills...
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Woman With 24 License Suspensions Arrested For Drunk Driving
TROY (WWJ) - A 44-year-old Rochester Hills woman whose driver’s license has been suspended 24 times is now facing a drunk driving charge. Ann Marie Cummins pleaded not guilty Monday in 52-4 District...
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Police: Mom Driving With Child Had BAC 4.5 Times Legal Limit
LAKE ORION (WWJ) - Police say a 47-year-old woman who was driving recklessly with her 9-year-old son in the vehicle registered a blood alcohol content nearly five times the legal limit. “There is a...
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Senate OKs Keeping 0.08% Drunk Driving Level
LANSING (AP) - Legislation that would prevent a scheduled rise in the state’s blood-alcohol limit for drivers is headed to Gov. Rick Snyder’s desk. The bills approved unanimously Wednesday would keep...
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Channel 4 Reporter In Jail Following ‘Super Drunk’ Arrest
PONTIAC (WWJ) - Channel 4 reporter Kevin Dietz has been lodged in the Oakland County jail after being convicted of violating Michigan’s “super drunk” driving law. According to the Detroit News, Dietz...
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Teens Get MADD About Underage Drinking
SOUTHFIELD (WWJ) - More teenagers are just saying no to alcohol. That’s the bottom line of a new study released by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. MADD National President Jan Withers tells WWJ that the...
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Deadly DUI Season Begins On ‘Blackout Wednesday’
DETROIT (WWJ) - Here’s one holiday tradition we could all do without: Drunk driving. Data from a number of organizations shows that binge drinking and drunk driving increase astronomically during the...
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Survey: Nearly 3 In 4 Adults Have Seen Someone Try To Drink And Drive
The holidays are officially here, which means there are drinks a’plenty at gatherings all over metro Detroit. Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, is taking the opportunity to remind local residents...
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