2/14/14 - A Brighton Township man police say was intoxicated at a local drive-thru and then led numerous police agencies on a chase has been sentenced. 22-year-old Alec Jonathan Prinzing was ordered to spend a year in the Livingston County Jail for his guilty plea to two counts of fleeing a police officer, three counts of assault/resisting/obstructing an officer and operating under the influence of alcohol. The incident started in the early morning hours of November 6th when two Green Oak Township Police officers were outside of their vehicle at the Whitmore Lake McDonalds and informed that a man believed to be intoxicated was in the drive-thru. Police say Prinzing ignored commands to park and instead revved his engine and sped off, forcing the officers who were on foot to jump out of the way. A vehicle chase ensued along several local roads and police say Prinzing lost control several times, striking a stop sign at an intersection as well as a gas main in the yard of a home. The pursuit continued onto northbound US-23, where stop sticks were eventually deployed near Lee Road, and the vehicle finally coming to a halt near the I-96 interchange. His blood-alcohol content was more than twice the stateâs legal limit. At his sentencing Thursday, Prinzing was given credit for 99 days already served. (JK)
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