Birmingham Police Arrest Multiple Drunken Drivers

Officers with the Birmingham Police Department made several arrests for alcohol or drug-related crimes over the past few weeks. Here are the incidents highlighted from recent police reports.

• Birmingham police arrested a 35-year-old Los Angeles woman that was speeding and under the influence of alcohol in the area of Maple Road and Saint Andrews at about 1:30 a.m. Nov. 20, reports said. Officers issued a citation for operating while intoxicated and a court date is pending.
• A Birmingham officer responded to a report of a minor traffic accident at Maple and Eton at about 2 a.m. on Nov. 21 Upon arrival, the officer determined that one of the drivers, a 28-year-old Auburn Hills man, was under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested, issued a citation for operating while intoxicated and released on bond until a pending court date.
• A Birmingham police officer arrested a 45-year-old man from Auburn Hills after witnessing the man drive erratically, drift off the road and hit a large boulder in the area of Worthington and Southfield at about 1:30 a.m. Nov. 8, reports said. The driver was under the influence of alcohol and received a citation for operating while intoxicated.
• A 31-year-old Clarkston man ran a red light in the area of Woodward and Webster at about 2 a.m. Nov. 8 and was determined by police to be under the influence of alcohol, reports said. He was arrested and issued a citation for operating while intoxicated.
• A 24-year-old Dearborn man was cited for operating while intoxicated after police stopped him speeding in the area of Southfield and Southlawn roads at about 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 7, and determined he was under the influence of alcohol, reports said. He was arrested, issued a citation and received a court date before he was released on bond.
• A 46-year-old woman from Bloomfield Hills was cited for operating while intoxicated after a Birmingham police officer pulled over her vehicle for running a red light at Maple and Adams at about 2 a.m. on Nov. 7, reports said.