1 Dead In Shelby Township Crash Involving Drunken Driver: Police

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI — One person is dead after a Tuesday crash in a Shelby Township involving a drunken driver, the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office said.

Officials said Victor Antonio Aguinaga, 44, of Mussey Township, was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe west on 23 Mile Road where he crossed over into eastbound traffic near Sabrina Drive and hit a Kia Sorento head-on.

The driver in the Kia was killed in the crash, police said. Officials did not identify the victim.

Aguinaga was charged with operating while intoxicated causing death, driving with a suspended license causing death, possession of less than 25 grams of a controlled substance and open intoxicants.

The first two charges are 15-year felonies, the controlled substance charge is a four-year felony, and the open intoxicants charge is a 90-day misdemeanor.

Aguinaga was given a $500,000 cash bond and must agree to drug and alcohol testing and wear a GPS tether if he is released from jail, officials said. His next court date is scheduled for May 25.

"When an impaired driver causes a fatal traffic (crash), it is a senseless and preventable tragedy," Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido said. "Innocent lives are lost, families are shattered, and communities are left to grieve."