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Sun Sep 20, 2020, 06:21 AM Sep 2020

Detroit's 'Dukes of Hazzard' bridge jumper charged, could face prison time and fines

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2020/09/18/detroit-bridge-jumper-miguel-gomez/5828535002/

Detroit's 'Dukes of Hazzard' bridge jumper charged, could face prison time and fines

Frank Witsil
Detroit Free Press

The 26-year-old driver who jumped the Fort Street drawbridge while it was opening — "Dukes of Hazzard" style — was charged Friday with reckless driving and with two counts of malicious destruction of property.

If convicted, Miguel Gomez of Allen Park faces a maximum sentence of up to 5 years in prison and a fine of $10,000 or up to three times the amount of the damage he caused to the bridge.

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Detroit's 'Dukes of Hazzard' bridge jumper charged, could face prison time and fines (Original Post) sl8 Sep 2020 OP
Worth at least a year. 3Hotdogs Sep 2020 #1
How much time would Elwood Blues have gotten? CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #2
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