By SUE SUCHYTA
Sunday Times Newspapers
RIVERVIEW — A 39-year-old Grosse Ile Township man who was driving south on Fort Street near Sibley Road on the rim of the front passenger tire the night of Dec. 13 was arrested for operating under the influence of alcohol.
The man, who smelled of intoxicants, had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. He failed multiple standardized field sobriety tests.
A preliminary breath test was administered, and the man had a blood-alcohol content of 0.17, more than twice the 0.08 limit for legally drunk in Michigan.
His vehicle was impounded and towed, and he was taken into custody. At the Riverview police station, he refused a further breath test, so a search warrant for a blood draw was obtained. He was then taken to Beaumont Hospital, Trenton, for a blood draw, after which he was returned to the police station and held.