1/4/13 - A Novi man has been sentenced in connection with an alcohol-induced high-speed chase through Milford. 27-year-old Braden Mathis was given two days of jail time already served but will spend the next two years on probation after pleading guilty earlier to charges of 3rd degree fleeing and eluding as well as operating a vehicle with high blood alcohol content in Oakland County Circuit Court. His license has been suspended for one year and his vehicle will be immobilized for six months. Mathis must also submit to drug and alcohol testing and complete substance abuse treatment. Police say Mathis failed to come to a complete stop at an intersection in Milford and narrowly missed hitting a van October 21st, 2012. When an officer tried to pull him over, he sped off down Milford Road and led police on a chase that reached speeds of 75 mph. The pursuit ended when Mathis finally stopped and was ordered out at gunpoint. Police say his blood alcohol content was.20% - more than double the legal limit for driving. (JM)
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