Troy police find open bottle of vodka in 18-year-old's BMW after pulling him over for speeding, running red light

TROY (WWJ) — An Oakland County teenager is in trouble with the law after police found an open bottle of vodka in his car after pulling him over for speeding and running a red light.

It happened around 2:20 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, according to Troy police, when their officers saw the 18-year-old Troy man’s BMW 328I speeding and running through a light in the area of Long Lake and John R Roads.

When officers spoke with the teen, they noticed his breath smelled like alcohol.

After failing multiple field sobriety tests, he blew a .161% BAC on a preliminary breath test and he was arrested and taken to the Troy Police Lock-Up.

While authorities were searching the teen’s car they found an open bottle of vodka behind the front passenger seat.

The teen agreed to a chemical blood test to determine his BAC and the case was turned over to the Troy Police Department’s Detective Bureau, who will determine appropriate warrants once the results are returned.

Officials did not release the teen’s name.