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'Hammered drunk' Dearborn fire chief finally charged with drunken driving [View all]
(Detroit Metro Times) Dearborn Fire Chief Joseph Murray was charged with drunken driving on Wednesday, two days after he returned to work following a suspension, and one day after Metro Times reported he still had yet to be charged.
The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office charged the 44-year-old with two counts of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Murray was arrested around 2:45 a.m. on Aug. 29 after Dearborn Heights police said they spotted him speeding and weaving in traffic. Murray declined a breathalyzer test and insisted he had “four or five beers,” according to body cam footage.
“Let’s be honest, you’re absolutely ripped,” one of the officers responded. “You’re hammered drunk. You can barely speak. You can barely stand up.” ...........(more)
https://www.metrotimes.com/news/hammered-drunk-dearborn-fire-chief-finally-charged-with-drunken-driving-34517490
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