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Suspected drunk driver lands car vertically after hitting guide wire

April 26, 2024 / 11:21 AM EDT / CBS Detroit

(CBS DETROIT) — A suspected drunk driver struck a guide wire attached to a pole and landed their vehicle vertically on a street sign in Ann Arbor, police say.

Police responded to a call of a single-vehicle crash at Lincoln Avenue and Wells Street at about 3:40 a.m. on Friday, April 26. When officers arrived, they found the vehicle was vertical in the air, and four adult women were outside the car.

Officials say a 24-year-old Ypsilanti woman was driving the vehicle with three female passengers.

Officials say a 24-year-old Ypsilanti woman was driving the vehicle with three female passengers. Ann Arbor Police Department

Police say there were no serious injuries.

The woman was arrested after police said she had a blood alcohol content of .17%.

Joseph Buczek

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