Ann Marie Cummins, a 44-year-old Rochester Hills woman, was recently charged with a second offense of operating while intoxicated and driving on a suspended license. Cummins pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Clement Waldmann in 52-4 District Court in Troy; her driver’s license has been suspended 24 times previously. On Sunday…
Many people equate having their driver’s license suspended with driving under the influence of alcohol or speeding, reckless driving, and other traffic violations. While drunk driving is the most common reason for license suspension, you may also face this sanction when you are charged with a drug offense in Michigan.…
As all Michigan driver’s license reinstatement attorneys know, this is the time of year when law enforcement really ‘cracks down’ on drunk drivers. Most high schools and colleges are on spring break at some point during March or April; the NCAA tournaments are taking place, and St. Patrick’s Day just…
On March 25, 2012 two people died in a fatal car crash determined to have been caused by reckless driving. John Rick, a 19-year-old Jackson resident, was recently sentenced to 60 days in jail and one year of probation after the jury found him guilty on two counts of reckless…
Mayor Joe Baxter, Mayor of Scottville in Mason County, was found in October of 2012 to have alcohol in his system approximately 2 1/2 hours after crashing his truck into a ravine at about 8:30 on the morning of the 18th. On March 4, Baxter pleaded no contest to a…
On Saturday February 23, a Comstock Park man crashed his vehicle into a tree on South Nevins Road in Sidney Township; the 34-year-old man was allegedly driving with his son, who is four years old, on his lap. Police pursued the man for a short while; after apprehending him, police…
On Valentine’s Day, a Pittsfield Township police officer was struck by a suspected drunk driver in the drive-thru of a Burger King restaurant located almost directly across the street from the police station. The suspect fled the scene, leading police on a short chase. The incident occurred at approximately 1:40…
If you have been convicted on charges of DUI multiple times in Michigan, your driver’s license may have been revoked. While you may not have given it much thought, if you decide to move to another state it won’t be as easy as applying for a driver’s license in that…
On Wednesday, February 6, an Indiana man with no driver’s license lost control of his vehicle and landed in a ditch approximately one mile west of U.S. 127 following a high-speed case with Michigan state police. The man, 30-year-old Devon Dale Schwartz of Nappanee, IN was initially pursued due to…
Daniel Trevino, a Lansing man who owns HydroWorld stores in Grand Rapids, Jackson, and Lansing, will be put on trial for fleeing and eluding police in an incident that occurred on New Year’s Day, according to news reports at Mlive.com. Trevino sells medical marijuana at the chain of stores. A…