GUILTY MI - Elena Ford for DUI, child endangerment, Ferndale, 2011

Last Updated: April 05, 2011 1:00AM

Auto heiress Elena Ford to be charged today with drunken drivingAlisa Priddleand Mark Hicks / The Detroit News

Ferndale — An heiress to the Ford Motor Co. throne is expected in court today on drunken driving charges, her attorney said.

Elena Ford, 44, Henry Ford's great-great-granddaughter, was arrested late Sunday in Ferndale. She is accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

She also faces child endangerment charges because her son also was in the Ford Explorer she was driving...

From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20110405...rged-today-with-drunken-driving#ixzz1If2E0nD1


Elena Ford Arraigned On Drunken Driving Charge
Ford Descendant Faces Drunken Driving, Child Endangerment Charges
POSTED: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
UPDATED: 10:35 am EDT April 5, 2011


FERNDALE, Mich. -- A Ford Motor Co. executive who is the great-great-granddaughter of the automaker's founder was arraigned Tuesday on charges of driving while intoxicated and child endangerment...


http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/27434269/detail.html

When will people learn??? It's NEVER ok to drink and drive!

Elena Ford pleads guilty in DUI case, gets probation

Mike Martindale / The Detroit News

Ferndale — The great-great-granddaughter of auto pioneer Henry Ford was placed on probation today after pleading guilty to drunken driving while a child under 16 years old — her 11-year-old son — was a passenger in the vehicle.

Elena Ford, 44, of Birmingham was sentenced to 24 months probation, ordered to attend counseling sessions and perform 240 hours of community service and fined $1,518 in court costs by Ferndale District Judge Joseph Longo.

From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20110421...lty-in-DUI-case--gets-probation#ixzz1KBVibN19