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Craig DeRoche formally charged with drunk driving
March 9, 2010
 
The MIRS news service is reporting this morning that Novi resident and former Speaker of the Michigan House Craig DeRoche has been charged with one misdemeanor count of operating while intoxicated.

DeRoche was arrested and lodged in jail overnight after being discovered by Saline, Michigan police officers stumbling drunk the afternoon of Tuesday, February 9th.

He reportedly ran over a curb with his Cadillac, knocked over a store display while walking in and out of nearby businesses, and was then was found hiding behind a dumpster as police approached. A vodka bottle was found in the bag he was carrying.

Officers reported that he could not pass sobriety tests, and was about three times over the legal limit.

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