Lawsuit hits the net as court rules in tennis dispute
FENTON (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled against a former high school student who sued after being injured during tennis practice.
Bradley Trecha suffered severe injuries when a ball hit by a teammate struck him in the eye at practice at Fenton High School in 2016.
Brenden Remillard admits he didn’t look before hitting a ball out of frustration after losing a practice match.
Trecha accused Remillard of negligence or gross negligence. But a Genesee County judge ruled in favor of Remillard and dismissed the case. The appeals court agreed.
“In a team practice with multiple participants playing in close proximity, it is reasonable to foresee that participants will cease hitting tennis balls at different times, even when the coach says that practice is over,” the court said.
The court noted that Remillard quickly apologized — and got an ice pack for Trecha.
Water authority transfers funding for bill assistance
DETROIT (AP) — The Great Lakes Water Authority is transferring more than $1.6 million to Detroit and Flint for conservation education and to help customers pay past-due water bills.
Board members transferred the Water Residential Assistance Program funding from uncommitted 2019 bill assistance funds from Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
The authority says close to $1.2 million will go Detroit, while Flint will get more than $470,000.
More than 19,000 households are enrolled in the assistance program. Detroit and Flint residents make up 71 percent of all enrollments.
Eligible customers receive a $25 monthly credit toward current water bills with any arrears suspended for 12 to 24 months. Participants also are eligible to receive a bill credit of up to $700 toward any past-due amounts per year.
The authority provides water and wastewater services to approximately 4 million people across 112 communities in eight southeastern Michigan counties.
Sheriff: Man high on PCP calls 911, says he wants a ride
IOWA, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man who was smoking marijuana laced with PCP apparently wanted to take a ride so he called his local sheriff's office, authorities said.
Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s officials said Charles Ray Stevens, 32, was arrested Saturday on criminal mischief charges.
A sheriff's office press release said someone called the 911 emergency center four times and would not answer any questions. Instead, the male caller made short comments and said he “wanted to take a ride.”
Deputies went to the caller’s house and spoke with a woman who said her fiance had been smoking marijuana laced with PCP. She said he was hallucinating.
Deputies then arrested Stevens and took him for a ride to the parish jail.
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