Limo Driver Drunk Again

Sat., July 3, 1999

The driver of the limousine that crashed two years ago, severely injuring two members of the Detroit Red Wings organization, was arrested on a drunken-driving charge.

Richard Gnida was arrested just months after his license was reinstated following a three-year revocation, which was in effect at the time of the hockey team accident.

He was stopped along Michigan Avenue after he allegedly ran a stop sign about 2 a.m. Friday, Wayne County Sheriff Robert Ficano said.

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