Crime & Safety
Latest Link: Police Arrest Man on Suspicion of Drunk Driving in Hartland After Highway Chase
State police say driver hit six to seven vehicles in pursuit that began in Oakland County and passed through the Brighton area.
A 36-year-old Gaines man was arrested on the suspicion of drunk driving Friday afternoon after striking six to seven vehicles during a chase that ended in Hartland, according to WHMI (93.5 FM).
State police and Livingston County Sheriff's Department caught the man north of M-59 on northbound U.S. 23 at about 2:30 p.m. after chasing him from westbound I-96 in Oakland County and through the Brighton area, the radio station reported.
It is the second this year. In March, Stephen Wethy of Waterford Township man was arrested on charges of domestic violence and felonious assault in connection to the domestic dispute that sparked the chase. Wethy pleaded in July and was later sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison, according to state records.
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