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    Question Minors Drove After Drinking - Possibility of Charges

    This law pertains to Michigan.

    Hi:
    It was my buddies birthday so we went out to celebrate. I had about 2-3 drinks in about a three hour period. I'm a 160 pound male. He had a lot more (8+). I'm 20, and he's 18. We left the bar and arrived at my buddies house at 2:30-ish. I drove to get some food, and waited it out until about 4. Then I drove home after clearing any traces of alcohol in my system.

    I dropped my friend and his car off at his house, and started walking to my house (almost two miles away). Then all of the sudden, I see him driving off in his car. I knew he wasn't good to drive at all, so I ran after him but couldn't catch up. So I called a couple of my friends to help me look for him before he does anything he'd regret. We searched for an hour or two, and couldn't find him.

    The next morning, I heard he wrecked his car in his subdivision. He drove into a ditch. Somehow, he got out of the driver's seat and into the backseat, and passed out there. The cops gave impounded his car and gave him a MIP (I guess because they couldn't prove he drove).

    I took every precaution to practice safe driving. I also have a clear license, and turn 21 in a few months.

    I was told that the cops were investigating this. Now I have these questions:
    1.) Could I get into any legal problems?
    2.) Could they go back and give me a DUI without even pulling me over? (Keep in mind I had little to no alcohol in my system).
    3.) Could they also change my friend's charge from a MIP to a DUI?
    4.) Could my friend who bought the drinks for us (he's 21), get into any legal trouble?

    Thanks a lot guys!

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    Default Re: Not 21, drove but had almost nothing in my system.. (Michigan, MI)

    If the police contact you, you don't have to admit to any unlawful conduct. For that matter, you don't even have to talk to the police. I doubt that they would try to charge you at this time. If the police are able to prove that your friend was driving it is conceivable that they could increase his charge. An adult who provides alcohol to minors can get into legal trouble.

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