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May 2, 2021
State Rep. Bryan Posthumus was arrested Friday after crashing his vehicle in Kent County.
According to the lawmaker’s office, Rep. Posthumus left his Oakfield Township in a Jeep, drifted off the road, hit a mailbox and rolled over.
Posthumus was taken to a hospital for evaluation and released.
His blood alcohol level was .13%, Michigan’s legal limit is .08%.
No one else was injured.
This isn’t Rep. Posthumus’s first time being arrested for drunk driving, he was previously arrested in January 2013.
The first-term Republican lawmaker apologized in a statement saying it is “clear” he has a drinking problem and needs help.