Police: Drunk Driving Dad Boozed-Up 13-Year-Old Son Before Hit And Run
A father on the run allegedly takes his teenage son along for a drunken drive.
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A father on the run allegedly takes his teenage son along for a drunken drive.
"The defendant's incredibly lucky that he did not kill anybody that day," the prosecutor said.
Alfonso Butler was speeding on Detroit's west side last September when he hit Darrin Wilhite,
Slick conditions played a part in a hit-and-run accident on Detroit's west side that sent a police officer to the hospital Monday morning.
Detroit police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that is believed to have been involved in a deadly hit and run.
Police say a man was just trying to walk across the road when he was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver.
Detroit police say a teenager was hit by a car as she was crossing the street in a dimly lit area on the city's east side.
A 20-year-old woman walking along northbound Gratiot south of Capital Drive was hit and killed, but the driver fled the area.
A 61-year-old man died after he was struck by two vehicles — one of which fled the scene.
A 47-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the hit-and-run death of an 8-year-old boy whose bike was dragged by an SUV in Detroit.
" ... They saw him one minute, and when they looked back, all they saw was his shoe and his hat in the street."
A suspect is on the loose after a hit-and-run incident on Gratiot near 8 Mile late Monday morning injured a construction worker.
Detroit police say a woman driving a silver compact car fled the scene.
Police say a man was riding his bike on Michigan Avenue near Junction, when he was hit by a black SUV.
A 47-year-old will be arraigned Friday, charged with fleeing the scene after he struck an 8-year-old boy.
After the collision, police say the suspect continued driving with the child and bike pinned under his vehicle.
Police in Detroit are looking for the hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a bicyclist near I-75.
The woman rolled up onto the hood of the vehicle and then rolled off into the street before the car drove away.
Who ran down Sandra Lee Loepp and left her to die in the street?
Police say "somebody knows something" about the death of Kelly Ann Boyce.
Detroit Tigers' fans stopped by to pay final respects to a Detroit icon killed in a hit-and-run crash.
Officials have positively identified two well-known Detroit homeless men killed in a hit-and-run accident.
Reports identify one of the victims as the "Eat 'Em Up Tigers" guy, a locally-known unofficial mascot of the Detroit Tigers.
A two-year old boy is dead after being hit by a car in Lincoln Park.
Police are looking for a man they say backed into a mom with a child in a stroller, dragged it, and fled the scene.
The Detroit Fire Department is investigating a house fire that left a man dead, city officials said Sunday.
The Seahawks and the Patriots previously met in the Super Bowl back in 2015, when a last-second goal line interception by Malcolm Butler sealed the win for New England.
Expect frigid conditions Monday through Friday in Southeast Michigan with morning wind chills often reaching 15 below zero or colder.
The winter storm that brought snow to Southeast Michigan on Sunday didn't stop car enthusiasts from leaving their homes for the final day of the 2026 Detroit Auto Show.
Cade Cunningham had 29 points and 11 assists and the Detroit Pistons routed the Sacramento Kings 139-116 on Sunday for their fifth victory in six games.
Expect frigid conditions Monday through Friday in Southeast Michigan with morning wind chills often reaching 15 below zero or colder.
Dozens of Southeast Michigan schools are closed on Monday, Jan. 26, amid cold temperatures, snow and poor driving conditions.
Communities across Southeast Michigan have declared a snow emergency due to the winter storm that's moving across the region on Sunday.
Detroit Metro Airport is dealing with hundreds of flight cancellations and delays as a winter storm hits Southeast Michigan.
A 19-year-old man reported missing in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Friday, was found dead following a nearly 20-hour search in "extreme cold conditions," according to police.
The winter storm that brought snow to Southeast Michigan on Sunday didn't stop car enthusiasts from leaving their homes for the final day of the 2026 Detroit Auto Show.
As the 2026 Detroit Auto Show wraps up Sunday, the roundtable discusses the signature event and standout moments from the past two weeks.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, who stopped at the Detroit Auto Show, claimed that efforts by the administration to reverse the Biden-era electric vehicle policies will make cars more affordable again, including rolling back fuel efficiency standards.
On average, drivers in the state are paying $2.96 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel.
The 2026 Detroit Auto Show opened to the public on Saturday. Some people at the show think the Trump administration is doing a good job of making cars more affordable. Others disagree.
Country artist Luke Bryan is scheduled to perform at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston on July 11.
The brutal temperatures and sub-zero wind chills are forcing many communities to cancel events this weekend, except here in Detroit.
The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.
The James Beard Foundation has announced its 2026 semifinalist list, which includes chefs and venues from Michigan.
The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees were revealed on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday. See the full list.
The Seahawks and the Patriots previously met in the Super Bowl back in 2015, when a last-second goal line interception by Malcolm Butler sealed the win for New England.
Flight cancellations are continuing to mount as the U.S. is being hit with dangerous winter weather from a storm moving across the country.
Bystander videos verified by CBS News show the scene from multiple angles before the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Prett in Minneapolis.
Sens. Chris Murphy and Alex Padilla have spent the past two days calling colleagues to whip opposition to the DHS funding bill, according to a source familiar with the process.
Elected officials who represent Michigan are reacting to the fatal shooting Saturday morning by federal agents in south Minneapolis. The incident comes less than three weeks after a U.S. Immigration and Enforcement officer fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good in the same city.
Planned Parenthood of Michigan has started to offer vasectomy services in Grand Rapids, with plans to expand the procedure across the state.
At certain temperatures and especially with wind chill, health experts said it can take minutes for frostbite or hypothermia to set in.
Officials in Oakland County, Michigan, say they will establish a committee in an effort to strengthen long-term water safety after Legionella bacteria were detected at two different area facilities last month.
While the termination of these substance abuse and mental health service funds is now reversed, the 48-hour rollercoaster is creating uncertainty and distrust from organizations relying on those dollars.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved Thursday a three-year extension of subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.
The Seahawks and the Patriots previously met in the Super Bowl back in 2015, when a last-second goal line interception by Malcolm Butler sealed the win for New England.
Cade Cunningham had 29 points and 11 assists and the Detroit Pistons routed the Sacramento Kings 139-116 on Sunday for their fifth victory in six games.
J.T. Compher scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 in front of a sold-out crowd of 15,225 on Saturday night.
Kevin Durant scored 32 points as the Houston Rockets ended the Detroit Pistons' four-game winning streak with a 111-104 victory.
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old Canadian national, was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last year.
As the 2026 Detroit Auto Show wraps up Sunday, the roundtable discusses the signature event and standout moments from the past two weeks.
Penske and Reuss address a wide range of critical issues for Detroit, Michigan and the nation.
Huntington Place CEO Bryan Crowe and his team have been preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Detroit Auto Show this week.
The focus is on health, as Dusty Mysen, a father of four from Oxford, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer several years ago, who underwent aggressive therapy, is now cancer-free five years later.
The roundtable discusses efforts by political and corporate leaders to raise the bar and improve K-12 education with a focus on raising reading scores.
Makeshift vigils were popping up in Minneapolis for 37-year-old Alex Pretti on Sunday. He was fatally shot by a federal agent in the city on Saturday. The Trump administration argued that Pretti assaulted officers, compelling them to fire in self-defense. Video evidence, however, contradicts their version of events. Lana Zak reports.
CBS News Detroit's Julia Avant reports on how the Detroit Metro Airport looked on Sunday afternoon as snow fell on the tarmac, and shares an update on the car that crashed into the McNamara Terminal on Friday.
Dangerously cold morning windchills for the work week
The roads in Southeast Michigan were covered with snow and traffic moved slowly throughout Sunday afternoon. While some Michiganders spent time shoveling their driveways and sidewalks, others dug their cars out to head to the last day of the 2026 Detroit Auto Show. Veronica Ortega speaks with auto enthusiasts.
Snow has been falling in Metro Detroit and it's creating, at times, difficult travel conditions. Meteorologist Stacey DuFord, Veronica Ortega and Julia Avant report on Sunday's winter storm and how residents are navigating it.