COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A Comstock Township deputy fire chief who admitted to hitting an 11-year-old girl with his truck while driving drunk has entered a plea agreement, Kalamazoo County court documents show.
Michael David Dyer, 63, pleaded no contest on Monday to one count of operating while intoxicated and was given probation along with having to provide restitution, according to court documents. He is not set to serve any prison time.
Comstock deputy fire chief accused of drunk driving crash
Previous police reports show that the girl was hit around midnight June 22. Deputies were sent to the area of EH Avenue and Berry Street after reports that a child had been hit by a car.
Dyer told deputies on the scene that he was coming home from dinner after having three gin and tonics before he allegedly hit Parker. His preliminary breath test was 0.155 BAC. When he arrived at the Kalamazoo County Jail, his tests were 0.158 BAC and 0.146 BAC. Michigan’s legal limit to drive is .08…