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Posted on 01/11/2012 6:04:22 PM PST by smokingfrog
Pontiac MI -- An Oakland County Sheriff's deputy has been charged under Michigan's new "super drunk" driving law after police said he lead officers on a dangerous chase Sunday afternoon through Oxford.
Michael Daves, a 19-year veteran with Pontiac police and now a Sheriff's deputy, led police on, what officers called, an ultra drunk, ultra dangerous chase.
Witnesses called 911 with descriptions of a wild chase.
"I mean, he's all over the road, severely," said a 911 caller.
Daves was wearing a fraternal order of police uniform and badge at the time of the chase and arrest and was driving wildy on the road, police said. He nearly hit other vehicles and a person jogging.
"He almost hit a jogger on M-24," said a 911 caller.
Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh said Daves took off when officers first stopped him and approached his car.
When he finally stopped and was arreseted he blew a .25 blood alcohol level, then a .29 and finally a .28. He easily doubled the legal limit of .08. The state's "super drunk" benchmark is .17.
A drunk driving attorney said that number indicates off-the-chart intoxication.
(Excerpt) Read more at clickondetroit.com ...
Put that man on double-secret probation!
“He easily doubled the legal limit of .08”
How about tripled it?
So in other words, what used to considered drunk.
My personal best was a 3.2
And I hadn’t had a drink in six hours.
I no longer drink.
Michael Daves, a 19-year veteran with Pontiac police and now a Sheriff's deputy, led police on, what officers called, an ultra drunk, ultra dangerous chase
I wonder what lead to his last career change...
Journolist times tables only go to two.
I have never seen an FOP uniform. What do they look like.
Pontiac is a minority city that is bankrupt. The city dissolved its police department and the city’s officers were incorporated into the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department.
Pontiac PD was shut down in budget tighten and the officers went to the Oakland County Sheriffs Dept.
Conservatives should remember this ‘tard whenever the “We MUST all support law enforcement at all times”, under all circumstances, drivel is pushed.
Cops are clearly NOT a superior species, in fact they are just as likely to act stupidly as anyone else.
It too often seems the badge creates an inflated sense of entitlement, this fool thought he should not have to submit to arrest, probably demanded “Professional Courtesy” before the cuffs went on.
Anything above .20 is a level where you shouldn’t be functioning. This guy has a significant drinking problem and needs to deal with that along with any criminal issues.
...and cops should be held to a higher standard, instead of ignoring their smaller infractions until they end up like this guy. I will bet $20 to FR that this guy was stopped before and let go while he was under the influence.
Surely you mean 0.32%, I'm pretty sure that at 3 your corpse becomes inflammable.
My personal best(worst?) was o.398% measured via blood draw some hours after the wreck. I have been completely sober since 19 December 2003. Best of luck!
Gandalf
Now days, when the lights go on, the cameras start rolling. What I see more often now is that they end up getting the DUI, are allowed to resign and then go away.
Our policy says you cannot operate city vehicles for two years after getting a DUI.
When I got my license on Long Island (in 1963 in New York State) you had to be over .15 to even be charged with DUI.
ML/NJ
Does anyone who doesn't get seriously loaded have any idea what these numbers mean?
I was stopped once and asked to take a test. Stupidly didn't ask what my number was. It was around 7 PM. The cop asked me if I'd had anything to drink and I honestly replied that I had had one large beer (probably 20 oz.) with my lunch sometime before 1 PM. For this he ordered/asked me to take a breath test.
ML/NJ
Pontiac police department was disbanded last year and all law enforcement services were contacted with Oakland County. Some, but not all, Pontiac Police officers were hired by the county Sheriffs Office to help fill the increase need.
I am not sure exactly when the department was disbanded because it was tied up in the courts for quite awhile but it was several months ago.
Pontiac police department was disbanded last year and all law enforcement services were contacted with Oakland County. Some, but not all, Pontiac Police officers were hired by the county Sheriffs Office to help fill the increase need.
I am not sure exactly when the department was disbanded because it was tied up in the courts for quite awhile but it was several months ago.
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