BANGOR TOWNSHIP, MI — A Bay County woman is recuperating from injuries sustained in a drunken driving crash involving an off-duty Michigan State Police lieutenant, authorities say.

The crash occurred about 11:42 p.m. on Saturday, May 2. The 29-year-old woman was riding a 2007 Honda motorcycle on State Park Drive near Pembroke Road in Bay County's Bangor Township when she was struck by a vehicle driven by the 44-year-old lieutenant, according to Bay County Sheriff John E. Miller.

Police reports contained in court records state that sheriff's deputies arrived at the scene to find a group of people standing around a woman, later identified as Hilary A. Briggs, lying in the middle of State Park Drive just north of Pembroke. An ambulance transported her to Bangor Fire Station 7, and from there a helicopter airlifted her to St. Mary's of Michigan Medical Center in Saginaw.

Deputies determined a white 1999 Lexus had struck Briggs' motorcycle from behind, according to court records. The driver of the Lexus, Jason T. Teddy, said he and a friend were heading to his Pinconning home. While driving down State Park Drive, the two men were talking when suddenly the motorcycle appeared before them, Teddy told deputies, according to court records.

Teddy told police they were coming from O'Hares Bar & Grill and Old City Hall in Bay City, according to court records. Deputies asked him how fast he was going.

"Not very fast," Teddy replied, according to police reports. "I know I wasn't speeding."

Deputies wrote in their reports that they smelled intoxicants. Teddy told them he had two or three tall beers, but didn't feel drunk. On a scale of zero to 10, he said his intoxication level was about a two, according to court records.

Teddy submitted to a Breathalyzer test, which indicated his blood alcohol level was at 0.153, court records state. In Michigan, a person is legally intoxicated when their blood alcohol level is at 0.08.

Deputies arrested Teddy at the scene and transported him to the Bay County Jail. At 12:51 a.m., Teddy submitted to another breath test, which indicated his blood alcohol level was then at 0.11, according to court records.

Deputies later interviewed Briggs in the hospital. She said she had gone to Castaways, 3940 Boy Scout Road, for dinner and drank a beer and a half, court records state. She then went to Stables Martini and Cigar Bar, 804 E. Midland St., where she consumed another beer. She was heading to a house on Pembroke when the crash occurred, she said.

Briggs' blood alcohol level as of 2:50 a.m. was 0.047, court records show.

Teddy, a detective first lieutenant with the state police's Third District, bonded out of the Bay County Jail prior to arraignment. He is due to appear for arraignment in Bay County District Court on Monday, May 18, said Bay County Prosecutor Kurt C. Asbury.

Asbury said his office has issued charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing serious injury. The latter charge is a five-year felony and the former is a 93-day misdemeanor.

Teddy was immediately suspended without pay, said Special 1st Lt. David Kaiser, public relations officer for the Third District.

"The Michigan State Police has a long standing tradition of demanding the highest possible standards of conduct from its enforcement and civilian members," Kaiser said. "Regardless of whether a criminal charge results in a conviction, employees can still be subject to administrative penalties resulting from violations of department policies. All policy violations are investigated thoroughly and are acted upon in a manner consistent with current labor relations law."

The Bay County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation in the case.

Asbury on Friday morning said Briggs is in stable condition and is making improvements.

Bay County District Court staff said no attorney has yet filed paperwork to represent Teddy.