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Drunken Driver Plows Through Front Of Macomb County Business [PHOTOS]

HARRISON TOWNSHIP (CBS Detroit) - Authorities say a Novi man was drunk when he drove his car straight into a Macomb County storefront on the 4th of July.

According to Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham, a deputy on patrol saw it happen as he was driving on Jefferson Ave., near Emerick, at around 2 a.m. Saturday.

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(credit: Macomb County Sheriff's Office)

Wickersham said the 28-year-old man blew through a stop sign at South River Road before his Chrysler 200 busted right through the glass in the front of the Blue Water Marine building.

The driver, the deputy reported, was able to crawl from the wreckage uninjured — but the business suffered extensive damage. No one else was hurt.

The man, whose name has not been released, admitted to deputies that he'd been drinking at a local bar prior to the crash, and was arrested at scene.

Once in custody at the Macomb County Jail, he was given a breathalyzer test with results of .16 and .17 percent blood alcohol level — twice the legal limit in Michigan.

The man was charged with Operating While Intoxicated, first offense, and was released on a $100 bond.

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