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Jack Allen Case, a 39-year-old man from Grand Rapids, Michigan, was sentenced to a minimum of three years in prison for hitting a police cruiser head-on while driving with a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit. At the time of the crash, Case already had two other impaired driving convictions on his record and the officer in the cruiser suffered a neck fracture among other injuries. Case was charged with operating while intoxicated third offense and operating while intoxicated causing serious injury; he was taken into custody following his sentencing and will be turned over to the Michigan Department of Corrections.
Drunk Driver Hits Grand Rapids Police Cruiser, Sentenced to Prison
Jack Allen Case, 39, who struck a Grand Rapids Police Department cruiser head-on with nearly triple the legal limit of alcohol in his blood, has been sentenced to a minimum of three years in prison. He was sentenced on Thursday in the Kent County Circuit Court by Judge Scott A. Noto to a period of between three and 7.5 years.
Court docs: Man nearly 3x legal limit when cruiser hit
Case had two previous impaired driving convictions at the time of the crash. The officer he hit suffered a neck fracture among other injuries and was off work for several weeks.
Drunken driving charges after GRPD cruiser hit head-on
The incident occurred on May 11 on Eastern Avenue SE. Case was driving with his lights off and crossed into the oncoming lane, hitting the northbound police cruiser. His blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was .237, almost three times the legal limit in Michigan of .08.
The responding officer reported seeing two pint-sized whiskey bottles in Case’s car and smelling alcohol on him. Two more bottles were discovered in the glove compartment during a later search. Despite the evidence, Case denied drinking while at the hospital.
Charges against Case included third offense operating while intoxicated and causing serious injury while intoxicated. Case was taken into custody after his sentencing and is set to be transferred to the Michigan Department of Corrections.
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