NY-13 Mystery New York Daily News, NY - 3 hours ago ... the race "at this time" (the fact that he's looking at an October court date plus possible jail time for his DWI charge potentially complicates things), ...

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Baton Rouge Woman Faces Charges In DWI Fatality Accident
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Police nabbed at least 11 motorists on drunk driving charges following Sunday's Bills game in Orchard Park.State Police reported 10 arrests for driving while intoxicated across Erie and Niagara counties.
The Erie County Sheriff's Office also arrested a Rochester man on felony DWI charges.
Allen D. Ruiz, 25, failed a series of roadside sobriety tests after he was pulled over, the sheriff's office said.
Ruiz, whose driver's license has been suspended five times, refused to take a Breathalyzer test, according to a report. He also has a DWI conviction from August 2004, the sheriff's office said.
He was taken to the Erie County Holding Center and will be arraigned in Orchard Park Town Court.
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The Air Force is always encouraging its members to be better wingmen. The Tinker Alcohol Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Office will be hosting the “Save-A-Life” Tour interactive drunk driving simulator, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 1 at Bldg. 230 Dock 2.

“The ‘Save-A-Life’ Tour is visiting 35 Air Force bases across the country. The tour goal is to help change in attitude and behavior through awareness, while deglamorizing alcohol use in the areas of DUI/DWI, underage drinking, and alcohol-related fatalities,” said Mildred Fitch, licensed alcohol and drug abuse counselor.

Military, civilian and dependents of the Tinker community will have the opportunity to learn ways to save a life with something as simple as a right decision.Read More

The following motorists are charged with driving while intoxicated and related offenses:

Matthew L. Mehaffy, 26, of 23735 Patterson Road, Watertown, was charged by Jefferson County sheriff's deputies at 10:30 p.m. Sept. 13 on County Route 138 in the town of LeRay with DWI and first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. His blood alcohol content was 0.14 percent, deputies said. A BAC level of 0.08 percent or more is considered proof of intoxication under state law. He was additionally cited with speeding 50 mph in a 35-mph zone, they said. He is to answer the charges in LeRay Town Court.Read More

Retired trooper could face charges in fatal DWI The retired state trooper accused of killing someone when he drove drunk could face more serious charges. Frank Murray's case is going to a grand jury next month to determine if he could face felony charges. Right now he's only charged with a misdemeanor DWI.Police say Murray was driving drunk when he hit and killed Harry Thorton last month. His license has been suspended.

Source :http://www.whec.com/article/stories/S550125.shtml

An Accident leads to dwi charge.Here A Rome man was arrested on drug charges after driving his vehicle into a ditch Wednesday night, according to state police in Marcy.Todd F. Smith, 39, of West Carter Road, was arrested after police responded to the scene of the property damage accident on Eureka Road, Sgt. Luigi Pedulla said this morning.“The call came in as one car off the road,” Pedulla said. “Other cars had stopped to assist, and (Smith) was not in the vehicle when troopers arrived.”Police arrived at the scene at about 11:30 p.m. and found a pickup truck in the ditch, Pedulla said.Smith was charged with driving while intoxicated, driving without a license, failure to keep right and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, Pedulla said. He did say what the controlled substance was.“This DWI will be a felony once he is indicted because of a previous conviction within 10 years,” Pedulla said.Smith was sent to Rome police lockup pending arraignment, Pedulla said.

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By Brian Bossetta Thomas Carey, 45, of Flanders was arrested by Southampton Town Police at 8:44 pm on September 8 at a home on Indian Avenue and charged ...

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DWI Reasonable Suspicion to stop

There are several situations in which the officer will come into contact with a driver, some examples are:

• The driver has been involved in an automobile accident; the officer has responded to the scene and is conducting an investigation.
• The driver has been stopped at a sobriety checkpoint (also known as roadblocks).
• The police have received a report, possibly from an anonymous citizen, that a described car has been driving erratically. The officer should verify the erratic driving before pulling the driver over. In some cases, the driver will no longer be in the vehicle.
• The officer on patrol has observed erratic, suspicious driving, or a series of traffic infractions indicating the possibility that the driver may be impaired. This is by far the most common reason for stopping a suspect.
• A police officer has stopped a vehicle for a lesser traffic offense, notices the signs of intoxication, and begins the DUI investigation.

The following list of DUI symptoms, from a publication issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT HS-805-711),^[5] is widely used in training officers to detect drunk drivers. After each symptom is a percentage figure which, according to NHTSA, indicates the statistical chances through research, that a driver is over the legal limit.

Turning with wide radius	65
Straddling center or lane marker	65
Appearing to be drunk	60
Almost striking object or vehicle	60
Weaving	60
Driving on other than designated roadway	55
Swerving	55
Slow speed (more than 10mph below limit)	50
Stopping (without cause) in traffic lane	50
Drifting	50
Following too closely	45
Tires on center or land marker	45
Braking erratically	45
Driving into opposing or crossing traffic	45
Signaling inconsistent with driving actions	40
Stopping inappropriately (other than in lane)	35
Turning abruptly or illegally	35
Accelerating or decelerating rapidly	30
Headlights off	30

If the officer observes enough to have a reasonable suspicion to legally justify a further detention and investigation, he will ask the driver to step out of the vehi

Drunk driving Booking and charging

If it is determined after arrest that the person's blood alcohol concentration is not at or above the legal limit of .08, they will probably be released without any charges. One may, however, still be charged with driving under the influence of alcohol on the basis of driving symptoms, observed impairment, admissions and/or performance on the field sobriety tests. And if there is suspicion of drug usage, a blood or urine test is likely, or at least the testimony of a specially-trained officer called a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE). Assuming sufficient evidence of impaired driving from drugs, the arrestee may face charges of driving under the influence of drugs or the combined influence of alcohol and drugs.

Most of the time, the driver will either be kept in a holding cell (sometimes referred to as the "drunk tank") until he is deemed sober enough to be released on bail or on his "own recognizance" ("O.R."). A date to appear in court for an arraignment will be given to him. If he cannot make bail or is not granted O.R., he will be kept in jail to wait for the arraignment on remand.

Drunk driving Probable cause to arrest

If the officer has sufficient probable cause that the suspect has been driving under the influence of alcohol, he will make the arrest, handcuff the suspect and transport him to the police station. En route, the officer may advise him of his Miranda rights and his legal implied consent obligation to submit to an evidentiary chemical test of blood, breath or possibly urine.

Laws relating to what exactly constitutes probable cause vary from state to state. In California it is a refutable presumption that a person with a BAC of .08 or higher is driving under the influence. However, section 23610(a)(2) of the California Vehicle Code states that driving with a BAC between .05 and .08 "shall not give rise to any presumption that the person was or was not under the influence of an alcoholic beverage.