WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. – Michael Gardner, 45, of Newport, is charged with operating under the influence and carrying a pistol while intoxicated.
Police received a call of a possible drunk driver Friday at about 9:50 p.m. on Telegraph Road, near Long Lake Road. Officers said they spotted the vehicle and saw it swerving across lane markers, accelerating aggressively and following too closely.
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When officers pulled the vehicle over, the driver struck a construction barrel, according to police.
Police said Gardner admitted that he had four beers and that he had a pistol in the car, which he has a permit to carry. A loaded .40-caliber pistol was in the car, according to authorities.
Gardner was placed under arrest and a Breathalyzer test was administered at the station. The results showed a blood alcohol level of 0.23 percent, according to police.
Gardner was arraigned Wednesday and the Oakland County Gun Board is reviewing the case for a possible CPL suspension.