LUCE COUNTY, Mich. (WZMQ) – Following his arrest for operating while intoxicated in a crash that injured three people, a Cedarville man has been arraigned on multiple charges.
Around 3:00 a.m. on September 26, troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post responded to a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of M-28 and M-117. The preliminary investigation indicates that the vehicle was traveling north on M-117 when the driver disregarded traffic control devices at the intersection of M-28/M-117 and continued straight. The vehicle then entered M-28, traveling north and crossing both the eastbound and westbound lanes. The vehicle entered the ditch on the north side of M-28 and crashed into the embankment.
When troopers arrived, they found all three of the vehicle’s passengers seriously injured. Troopers immediately began administering first aid, including applying a tourniquet to one of the subjects who was bleeding severely. All three injured passengers were transported by EMS to Helen Newberry Joy Hospital.
The driver, 27-year-old Donevan Brueggeman, was assessed at the scene and refused medical treatment for minor injuries. He displayed signs of being under the influence. Following further investigation, he was arrested for operating while intoxicated, causing incapacitating injury.
On September 28, Brueggeman was arraigned on one count of operating under the influence causing incapacitating injury, as well as one count of a moving violation causing serious impairment of body function. His bond was set at $10,000 cash/surety, and his next court date is scheduled for October 9.
