Officer's mistake leads to settlement in wrongly accused DUI case ...
2024年3月1日 · Ryohei Akima blew a 0.02 on the test, but it was mistakenly read by the Fowlerville officer as 0.22 — nearly three times over Michigan's blood-alcohol limit for driving. Caitlyn Peca, who was a...
Man wrongly accused of drunken driving by Fowlerville cop settles
2024年3月1日 · Ryohei Akima blew a 0.02 on the test, but it was mistakenly read by the Fowlerville officer as 0.22 — nearly three times over Michigan's blood-alcohol limit for driving. Caitlyn Peca, who was a...
AKIMA v. PECA (2023) | FindLaw - FindLaw Caselaw
2023年10月26日 · In early 2020, Ryohei Akima was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated based on his performance on a three-part field sobriety exam and a preliminary breathalyzer test. Arresting Officer Caitlyn Peca determined that he failed the assessments across the board, but that proved to be incorrect.
Michigan cop's mistake leads to $320K deal with man wrongly
2024年2月29日 · Ryohei Akima blew a 0.02 on the test, but it was mistakenly read by the Fowlerville officer as 0.22 — nearly three times over Michigan's blood-alcohol limit for driving. Caitlyn Peca, who was a...
Man can sue Michigan police officer who misread breath test
2023年10月27日 · The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the man's lawsuit, alleging a violation of constitutional rights, can proceed against Officer Caitlyn Peca. The man, a 37-year-old native of Yonago,...
Report: Fowlerville agrees to pay $320K to man wrongly accused …
2024年3月1日 · Fowlerville has agreed to pay $320,000 to Ryohei Akima, a native of Yonago, Japan. The village's insurance provider will cover the cost. Akima blew a 0.02 on a breathalyzer test, but Fowlerville...
Michigan cop's mistake leads to $320,000 deal with Japanese man …
2024年2月29日 · Ryohei Akima blew a 0.02 on the test, but it was mistakenly read by the Fowlerville officer as 0.22 — nearly three times over Michigan’s blood-alcohol limit for driving. Caitlyn Peca, who was a rookie officer, told a colleague over the radio, “I have no idea what I’m doing,” according to a summary of the case.
Man accused of drunken driving can sue Michigan police officer …
2023年10月26日 · Charges of driving while intoxicated were dropped days later in 2020 when the lab results came in. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the man’s lawsuit, alleging a violation of constitutional rights, can proceed against Officer Caitlyn Peca. The man, a 37-year-old native of Yonago, Japan, was in the U.S. on a work visa.
Michigan village to pay $320K to Japanese man mistakenly
2024年3月1日 · A village in Michigan will be paying a $320,000 settlement to a man from Japan who was wrongly accused of drunk driving due to a mistake made by a police officer. Rookie’s mistake: Caitlyn Peca,...
Akima v. Peca, No. 2:2021cv10080 - Document 71 (E.D. Mich. 2022)
Defendant Caitlyn M. Peca is a patrol officer of the Fowlerville, Michigan Police Department. On February 19, 2020, at around 10:42 p.m., Akima was driving his car south on Grand Avenue in Fowlerville.