Judge was allegedly so drunk he couldn’t count backward or recite the alphabet after crashing into bus
A Michigan judge was arrested for driving under the influence after crashing into a bus. Bodycam footage revealed that he was unable to count backward or recite the alphabet. John Chmura, who has served as a judge for three decades, had a blood alcohol content more than double the legal limit.
- ▪John Chmura, 63, crashed his car into a public bus while allegedly drunk.
- ▪He failed two field sobriety tests and had a blood alcohol content of 0.162%.
- ▪Two bus passengers were treated for minor injuries following the crash.
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US News Judge was allegedly so drunk he couldn’t count backward or recite the alphabet after crashing into bus By Patrick Reilly Published June 3, 2026, 10:10 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Don’t judge. A Michigan judge was busted for crashing his car into a bus while driving drunk — with bodycam footage showing him unable to count backwards or even recite the alphabet. John Chmura, 63, who has been on the bench three decades, had allegedly drunk more than twice the legal limit when he rear-ended a public SMART bus in March in Sterling Heights, a suburb north of Detroit.
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