An intoxicated driver found her vehicle perched almost vertically in the air after slamming into a guide wire in Ann Arbor. The incident occurred early Friday morning at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Wells Street, reported FOX 2. According to authorities, the 24-year-old Ypsilanti woman behind the wheel registered a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .17%, more than twice Michigan's legal limit.
The driver and her three passengers miraculously walked away unscathed, police discovered upon arrival at the scene shortly after the crash unfolded at about 3:40 a.m., and nobody was hurt during the incident, as per clickonDetroit. The woman now faces drunk driving charges in an arresting display of the consequences of impaired driving.
The Ann Arbor Police Department leveraged the bizarre spectacle, which involved the car landing atop a street sign after hitting the guide wire, to remind the public of the dangers of driving under the influence."This is another reminder of the dangers of driving drunk. It was very fortunate there were no serious injuries in this incident," the department stated in a release highlighted by WWJ Newsradio. They urged the community to plan for a sober ride home and to never risk operating a vehicle while buzzed or drunk.
Michigan's "Super Drunk Laws," which lay out harsher punishments for those found operating with a BAC of .17% or higher, will ensnare the unnamed woman if she's convicted — the laws impose penalties of up to 180 days in jail.
