Elena Ford pleads guilty in DUI case, receives probation

Elena Ford is the granddaughter of Henry Ford II and the great-great-granddaughter of Henry Ford.

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Staff reports

April 21, 2011 05:00 AM

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. executive Elena Ford, the great-great-granddaughter of Henry Ford, was placed on probation after pleading guilty to drunken driving with her 11-year-old son in a Ford Explorer earlier this month, news reports said Thursday.

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