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Drunk driver crashes, tries to flee
Driver and victim were not hurt
Updated: Tuesday, 26 Feb 2013, 7:32 AM EST
Published : Tuesday, 26 Feb 2013, 7:32 AM EST
PAW PAW, Mich. (WOOD) - A woman was arrested following an apparent drunken-driving crash in Van Buren County.
The 33-year-old Paw Paw resident and her 34-year-old male passenger, also from Paw Paw, were not hurt in the wreck.
The driver had a blood alcohol content of .223% at the time of the crash and taken to jail for operating while intoxicated - second offense.
The suspect was driving in the 100 block of W. Michigan Avenue in Paw Paw when the vehicle left the road and struck a utility pole, which broke in half, according to a police news release.
A witness called 911 around 1:39 a.m. Tuesday and said it appeared the driver was trying to leave the crash scene.
The occupants were standing outside the vehicle when deputies arrived.
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