6/19/14 - Sentencing has been held for a Brighton Township man who admitted leading police on a high-speed chase in Oakland County. 49-year-old William Smith was sentenced Wednesday in Oakland County Circuit Court for his previous guilty plea to fourth-degree fleeing and eluding and driving with a suspended license. He was ordered to spend 60 days in jail, but can participate in work release within 14 days if he meets the requirements. Smith must also participate in substance abuse treatment upon his release and will be subject to probation for 18 months. The charges were filed following an incident in the early morning hours of August 3rd of last year when Bloomfield Township police say they responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in a restaurant parking lot. Officers say Smith appeared to be intoxicated, but drove off as soon as they got out of their patrol vehicle. They pursued him as he drove south on Telegraph Road, but once they confirmed his license plate near 14 Mile Road, they broke off the pursuit for safety reasons. Smith was arrested nearly three weeks later in Brighton by the Michigan State Police Fugitive Apprehension Team. (JK)
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