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Michigan Judge Arrested for DUI After Crash; NC Immigrant Charged in Fatal Collision

1/29/2026

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Judge Thomas Ludington of Michigan was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated after a crash near Petoskey on October 3.
Court documents say he crashed into two traffic signs and deployed an airbag, and he faces operating a vehicle while intoxicated and high BAC charges.
Separately in North Carolina, illegal immigrant Juan Alvarado Aguilar faces charges after a head-on collision killed two college students.

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Judge Thomas Ludington of Michigan was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated after a crash near Petoskey on October 3.
Court documents say he crashed into two traffic signs and deployed an airbag, and he faces operating a vehicle while intoxicated and high BAC charges.
Separately in North Carolina, illegal immigrant Juan Alvarado Aguilar faces charges after a head-on collision killed two college students.