By SUE SUCHYTA
Sunday Times Newspapers
RIVERVIEW — A 20-year-old East Lansing man was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and for refusing a preliminary breath test at 2:44 a.m. Dec. 28 in the parking lot of Residences on Penn Apartments near building six.
The man, who was in a blue Dodge Charger, had struck several parked vehicles in the parking lot, including a Chevy Trailblazer, a Chevy Trax and a Ford Escape.
The driver claimed that ice in the parking lot caused him to lose control of his vehicle. However, the responding police officer saw no signs of ice on the road surface.
The man smelled of intoxicants and failed standardized field sobriety tests. He refused to take a preliminary breath test.
He was then arrested for operating while intoxicated.
His vehicle, which had heavy front-end damage, with its air bags deployed, was impounded and towed. An Uber was called for his passenger.