Traverse City Record-Eagle

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February 7, 2012

Habitual DUI driver faces new charges

FROM STAFF REPORTS ----

TRAVERSE CITY — A man with a long history of drunken driving convictions faces multiple charges after police said he was caught driving with a blood-alcohol content more than three times the legal limit.

Michael Gary Allen, 41, of Traverse City, is charged as a habitual offender with third-offense operating while intoxicated, operating under a suspended license, and having an open alcohol container.

A Grand Traverse sheriff's deputy said he stopped Allen's car on Feb. 1 at the intersection of LaFranier and Hammond roads for several traffic violations, including failure to use a turn signal. A preliminary breath test showed Allen had a blood alcohol content of .308.

Allen has six prior convictions for operating while intoxicated, according to court records, most recently in Utah in 2009.

A preliminary examination is set for Feb. 17 in 86th District Court.

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