Driver who flew over Allegan County US-131 overpass in his car in January pleads to drug charge

ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A man who made his car go airborne over an overpass along US-131 in Allegan County earlier this year pleaded guilty to an impaired driving charge.

According to WOOD-TV 8, Chandler Cockerham pleaded guilty at a pretrial hearing on Thursday, September 22 to a misdemeanor count of operating while intoxicated.

Video captured by a camera at a nearby business showed Cockerham’s car flying over the 142nd Avenue overpass near Dorr on January 13. The vehicle hit a road sign with Cockerham sustaining a cut to his head, but no serious injuries.

Court documents filed in May showed he had cocaine in his system when the crash happened.

His sentencing is scheduled for Thursday, November 10th.