Bodycam video shows Warren Judge John Chmura’s arrest after an alleged drunk driving crash with SMART bus

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – Police body-camera video released in connection with the drunken-driving case against a Warren judge shows his arrest after officers say he rear-ended a SMART bus, and a breathalyzer test showed his blood-alcohol content was twice the legal limit.

Judge John Chmura is charged under Michigan’s high blood-alcohol-content drunken-driving law, which applies when a driver’s blood-alcohol level is 0.17% or higher.

The incident happened around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 25, 2026, in the area of Van Dyke Avenue near Triangle Drive…

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