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Circuit Judge Diane Druzinski sentenced Eric Compton, 42, of Eastpointe, at the top of the sentencing-guideline range in the incident that killed Bradley Ruff, 64, and injured his wife, Patricia, in August 2021 in Eastpointe.
An initial presentence report already had been completed last year after Compton entered a plea in May. But Compton later withdrew the plea and forced a trial.
EASTPOINTE — A local man has been convicted in a 2021 drunken driving incident in which he struck a couple who were riding a motorcycle, killing one and critically injuring another.
Eric Compton drove a Dodge Journey past a stop sign at Rosetta and Hollard Streets, near Nine Mile and Kelly roads, at about 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, 2021, and crashed into the left side of the Harley Davidson driven by Bradley Ruff and ridden by Patricia Ruff
Eric Compton drove a Dodge Journey past a stop sign at Rosetta and Hollard Streets, near Nine Mile and Kelly roads, at about 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, 2021, and crashed into the left side of the Harley Davidson driven by Bradley Ruff and ridden by Patricia Ruff