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🌱 How a 100 mph Berkley crash led to a death charge
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Hello Berkley! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a 100 mph Berkley crash led to a death charge
Also on today's calendar: West Bloomfield vs Berkley.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 52 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 75, low: 53.
- Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man accused of going 100+ mph in fiery drunk-driving crash in Berkley that killed passenger (clickondetroit.com) — A Berkley neighborhood is reeling after a Sept. 7 late-night crash at Edgewood Avenue and Henley Street killed a 51-year-old passenger and seriously injured the driver. Police say the SUV was going over 100 mph and the driver's blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit; he's now charged with operating under the influence causing death and due back in court Oct. 16. 
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Tuesday October 13
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Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce, 200 S. Washington Ave., Royal Oak
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Huntington Woods Public Library, 26415 Scotia Rd, Huntington Woods
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Derby
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27225 Evergreen Road, Southfield
4:30 pm - Cross Country vs Birmingham Covington (Away)
Birmingham Covington School, 1525 Covington Rd, Bloomfield Hills
4:45 pm
Tuesday October 6
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🗞 Nearby News
Huntington Woods
- SUV Was Moving 100+ MPH In Deadly Oakland County Fiery Crash: Police (patch.com)
Royal Oak
- Driver in deadly Berkley crash was intoxicated and going '100 mph,' police say (theoaklandpress.com)
- Several different proposals on the ballot throughout the county (theoaklandpress.com)
- As e-bike ridership grows, so do serious injuries for youth (theoaklandpress.com)
Oak Park
- Football Roundup: Late conversion lifts Oxford over Rochester Adams (theoaklandpress.com)
Ok Berkley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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