An Independence Township man was arrested for operating while intoxicated after the man allegedly crashed his vehicle in Orion Township.
Deputies were dispatched to Clarkston and Pine Tree roads at 7:49 p.m. on July 13 for a property damage report, made sure everyone was safe and determined the 29-year-old driver had been drinking.
The driver submitted to a preliminary breath test, with the results being .258 blood alcohol content (BAC), more than four times the legal limit. A BAC of .08 percent is considered legally drunk in Michigan.
Deputies arrested and transported the man to a local hospital for a blood draw and then to the Oakland County Jail without incident.
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A Clarkston man was arrested and taken to jail after drinking and driving and crashing his car in Orion Township last Friday.
Deputies went to the area of Orion and and Stoney Creek roads at 4:24 a.m. on July 16 for a report of a suspected injury accident, according to an incident report from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.
When deputies arrived, they saw a vehicle in the trees and identified the driver as a 27-year- Clarkston man, who was uninjured.
During their investigation, the deputies’ determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol. They gave the man a preliminary breath test, with the results being .237 BAC.
The man was taken to a local hospital for a blood draw and then to the Oakland County Jail where he was released later in the morning.
Criminal charges are pending with the lab results.
— Jim Newell