DWI Blogs

Canada’s most-dangerous man can beat the charge on him in Florida that he was driving drunk—only if he doesn’t take a plea bargain.
There is only one good reason to ever take a plea bargain. The magic lies in the "bargain" portion and like any good bargain you want to benefit more than the person on the other side. That's what makes it a deal, right?

Under that rationale, Justin Bieber has some options to weigh. Bieber currently faces three misdemeanor counts in Miami-Dade County, consisting of driving under the influence (DUI), driving with an expired license, and resisting arrest. He should only take the deal, and plead no contest to a charge of reckless driving, only if he believes the state of Florida can absolutely get a DUI conviction against him. Otherwise, it's a pretty bum deal for Bieber.

Typically, plea bargains are worthwhile for defendants because the reduced charges and sentence received for entering a guilty plea (and thereby saving the tax payers big dollars along with the prosecutor's time associated with a trial) outweighs the risks involved with losing at trial and facing more severe charges and rougher sentencing. Plea bargains really start to make sense when the prosecutor's case is airtight and a conviction appears inevitable.


Source:http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/26/how-justin-bieber-can-beat-his-dui.html

SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. —A man spent nearly seven years behind bars for killing a Hardin County woman in a drunken driving accident. Now he's facing charges in Bullitt County for driving under the influence again

And the victim's family is furious because he may just get a slap on the wrist.

William Stacy Redmon will appear in court in March. He was pulled over for a DUI. The part that is upsetting a victim's family in the area is he was convicted of killing a woman in 2005 while he was driving drunk.

"Ironically, I was at work and witnessed him getting arrested. The field sobriety test, the whole nine yards. He got pulled over in the parking lot of the gas station where I was working," said Christina Phillips, whose sister, Jannel Elderidge, was killed in the crash.



Source:http://www.wlky.com/news/local-news/kentucky-news/man-convicted-of-killing-woman-in-dui-crash-arrested-for-dui-again/24700446

The 61-year-old daughter of country music legend Hank Williams Sr. has been arrested on a DUI charge.
Jett Williams Adkinson was pulled over just after 2.30 this morning when officers observed her tan 1998 Jaguar swerving between lanes in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Police said they could smell alcohol on the country music performer's breath and her speech was slurred before she admitted to drinking two beers
Adkinson was arrested on a DUI charge and also issued citations for not wearing a seat belt or having proof of current insurance. She was released from the Wilson County Jail on a $1,000 bond.
Adkinson is the half-sister of Hank Williams Sr.'s son, Hank Williams Jr., who she battled in court along with the Williams family for her share of the Williams estate.


Source:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2568011/Hank-Williams-Sr-s-daughter-arrested-DUI-charge-Jaguar-seen-swerving-lanes.html

Back in 2013, Texas resident Larry Davis ran either a red light or stop sign (reports vary) in his Buick in the city of Austin. Despite his insistence that he had had only one drink, he was put in handcuffs and arrested for driving while intoxicated. Then, when he was given a Breathalyzer test by the AustinPolice Department, he blew a 0.00. Nonetheless, as KVUE reports, Mr. Davis spent the night in jail.

While at the station, Mr. Davis agreed to give a blood sample as well, to prove he was not under the influence of any drugs or alcohol. The results would later come back 100% negative. Davis’ attorney, Daniel Betts, told KVUE, “My reaction was just shock that this happened."

The Austin Police Department stands by the arrest, saying they believed Davis showed signs of impairment, that while standing on one leg, he “swayed,” and “needed his arms for balance.” They also suggested that he could have been on marijuana, a drug that wouldn’t necessarily show up in a test. The APD said they’re going by a “take-no-chances” policy. That being said, they did acknowledge how unusual it is that Davis was arrested despite registering a zero on his breath test.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/man-blows-0-00-on-breathalyzer--gets-arrested-for-dwi-003450614.html

A Manorville man was arrested on a drunken driving charge Wednesday after an early-morning crash that killed his passenger, police said.
William Christie, 69, was driving a 2002 Jeep "when he apparently lost control" while exiting eastbound Sunrise Highway at Exit 59 in Manorville and the vehicle overturned, Suffolk County police said.
The passenger, Michael Demartino, 59, of Manorville,...


Source:http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/cops-1-dead-driver-faces-dwi-charge-in-manorville-crash-1.7211902

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas -- According to the attorney for Williamson County sheriff's deputy John Foster, the Department of Public Safety has decided not to go forward with a hearing to try and suspend Foster’s driver license following his arrest for DWI last June.
A trooper pulled over Foster, who was the spokesman for the sheriff's office, after a 911 caller reported someone running red lights, speeding and swerving into on-coming traffic.
According to a press release from attorney Eve Schatelowitz Alcantar, "the Administrative License Revocation (“ALR”) hearing is the civil portion of the case overseen and prosecuted by DPS. DPS has decided not to pursue so that, 'justice may be served and disposition of this matter expedited.'"


Source:http://www.kvue.com/news/DPS-cancels-hearing-to-suspend-Fosters-license-after-DWI-arrest-247270431.html

BOSTON, NY - A mother searching for her kids at a local library is now facing charges for DWI.

New York State Troopers in Boston say they were called to the Boston Free Library on Monday because a woman was unable to locate her children.

When Troopers arrived, the woman, Julie L.Turner, had already left the library. Troopers say Turner struck the building with her car while she was trying to leave.

Turner returned to the library, and troopers say she was intoxicated. Troopers took Turner home, where she discovered that her children had left her a message that they were at the neighbor's house.

After checking that the children were safe, Troopers arrested Turner for driving while intoxicated, refusing a breath test and speeding.

She will appear in Boston Town Court at a later date.


Source: http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/local/2014/02/26/mom-searching-for-kids-charged-with-dwi/5831483/

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
One week after a Cobb County father allegedly killed his 8-month-old son in drug-related crash, the baby’s mother was also charged, arrest records show.
Wykenia Lashea Harris, 30, of a Marietta address, was arrested Saturday afternoon at WellStar Kennestone Hospital and charged with three counts of second-degree child cruelty and second-degree vehicular homicide, according to Cobb County jail records.
On Feb. 15, Harris’ infant son was killed in a wrong-way crash on Windy Hill Road at South Cobb Drive in Smyrna. Investigators believe Darren Curry, 31, was under the influence of drugs when he crossed into the eastbound lanes and collided head-on with another vehicle, police previously said.
The crash killed Curry’s and Harris’ 8-month-old baby and injured two other children, ages 3 and 7, police said. Curry, Harris and the driver of another car were also injured in the crash.


Source: http://www.ajc.com/news/news/mom-of-baby-killed-in-dui-wreck-also-charged/ndbLf/

KINGMAN, Ariz. -- Authorities in northwestern Arizona say a Kingman man is facing an extreme DUI charge after his pickup truck hit a gas meter, two fences and two parked cars before plowing into a home.

Mohave County Sheriff's officials say 23-year-old Benjamin Hanson was unconscious when deputies arrived at the scene of Saturday night's accident.

They say Hanson injured his head but regained consciousness before paramedics took him to Kingman Regional Medical Center for treatment.

He was arrested after being released from the hospital.

Investigators say Hanson was driving at a high rate of speed when he lost control of his truck and it briefly became airborne.

Sheriff's officials say Hanson is being held on suspicion of endangerment, criminal damage and DUI with a blood-alcohol level over .20 percent.


Source:http://ktar.com/22/1705527/Kingman-man-facing-extreme-DUI-charge-after-crash

Amanda Bynes's DUI charge dating back two years has been dismissed, according to TMZ.
The troubled star was arrested back in April 2012 in West Hollywood when she received the DUI charge.
While Amanda was not present at court, her lawyer Rich Hutton accepted the a plea of 'wet reckless', said to be a 'drinking-relating offense that does not have the serious consequence of DUI' TMZ report.

The site also claims that her license was suspended because she refused to submit an alcohol test.
Earlier this month, Amanda Bynes' mother has been praised for helping her to turn her life around.
Lynn Bynes became the actress's temporary conservator, giving her control of the star's personal and financial affairs in July last year.

Prosecutors have cooked up a deal that Justin Bieber and his legal team apparently don't like. The Canadian pop star is rejecting a plea deal involving random drug testing, stemming from his Miami Beach DUI charge in January, TMZ reports.
Bieber, 19, reportedly does not want the plea deal often given to first-time DUI offenders — which includes community service, an alcohol abuse class, and random drug testing.


Source:http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/justin-bieber-rejecting-plea-deal-dui-case-report-article-1.1699138

AUSTIN -- One man endured a night in jail and a criminal case hanging over his head for year, only to have prosecutors say they don’t think he was even guilty of a crime.
It happened Jan. 1, 2013. Austin police pulled Larry Davis and his vintage Buick over in Northeast Austin after running a red light. Soon, they were investigating him for drunken driving. Then he was arrested.
Davis insists he only had one drink that night. A voluntary breath test showed he hadn't had too much to drink. He blew a 0.00 on the breath test.
"I told them I would take a blood sample as well, just to prove that I didn't have anything in my system," Davis said.
That test looked for seven types of drugs in his system, and Davis tested negative for all of them.
When the evidence arrived on his desk a few weeks later, Davis’s lawyer couldn’t believe what he saw.


Source: http://www.kvue.com/news/local/DEFENDERS-INVESTIGATION-Man-arrested-for-DWI-after-testing-negative-on-breath-blood-tests-246977541.html

A Dallas single mother of two is in intensive care at Baylor Medical Center after she was critically injured in a wrong way crash by a woman police arrested repeatedly for drunk driving.

Erica Davidson was traveling on North Central Expressway Saturday night when her car was hit head on, by a vehicle driving southbound in the same lanes - the wrong direction.

“She tried to miss the person,” said Davidson’s mother, Pricellia Davidson. “Every lane that she went in, the person was coming straight for her,” Pricellia Davidson said.

Hallie Jean Young was arrested and charged with drunk driving and intoxication assault.


Source:http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Wrong-Way-Driver-Faces-Second-DWI-in-Two-Weeks-246984631.html

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Officers were out in full force Friday night in an effort to reduce the number of DUI crashes. They held a DUI checkpoint between the hours of 6 p.m. and 2 a.m.

Officers told 23ABC they were looking for more than just impaired drivers. They were also looking for people that don't have proper licenses and insurance.

Officers said during this DUI inspection, 867 vehicles were screened. There were three DUI suspects arrested, two for alcohol and one for drugs. 42 drivers were cited or arrested for operating a vehicle without a license or with a suspended or revoked license. A total of 23 vehicles were impounded.

BPD organizes several DUI checkpoints throughout the year, and it's an opportunity to give people who have had a little too much to drink a chance to make the right decisions.

"Across the United States, thousands of people are killed and injured every year from drunk driving and alcohol and drug related accidents, and it's really senseless," said Lt. Greg Terry from BPD.

Close to ten years ago, Michael Benge lost his wife to a drunk driver and shares his tragedy with the Mothers Against Drunk Drivers organization.


Source: http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/bpd-held-another-dui-checkpoint-looking-for-more-than-impaired-drivers-022214

WINCHESTER, RIVERSIDE COUNTY (KABC) -- Drunk driving is believed to be the cause of a fatal wrong-way crash involving three vehicles in the Winchester area of Riverside County Saturday night.

The incident occurred at the intersection of Leon Road and Domenigoni Parkway around 10:10 p.m.

Gerardo Cornejo, 20, of Nuevo was driving a 1994 Honda Civic westbound in the eastbound lane when he slammed head-on into a 2007 Suzuki RX4. That's when the 20-year-old spun around, and was hit by a Dodge Ram pickup truck.

A male passenger in the Suzuki, Amos Yang, 27, of Banning, was taken to Menifee Valley Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries.

A 4-year-old girl in the Suzuki's back seat was taken to Inland Valley Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries.


Source:http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/inland_empire&id=9442328

BRUNSWICK - New York State Police in Brunswick arrested three men for DWI on Friday night. Police say 24-year-old Mathew Smarro of Troy was stopped at around 10:41pm on Oakwood Avenue.  According to police he had a blood alcohol content level of .09 percent. Police say they stopped 23-year-old Laurence Campbell of Johnsonville at approximately 11:30pm on ST-67.  Campbell allegedly was found to have a Blood Alcohol Content of .14 percent. According to Police 23-year-old Joseph Cooper of Troy was stopped on Main Avenue at around 2:43am and was found to have a blood alcohol content of .09 percent. All three men were released and are expected to re-appear in court at a later date.


Source:http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/brunswick-state-police-arrest-3-dwi-charges-14236.shtml

For the third time in less than a week, a central New Jersey man is facing drunken driving charges.

Keansburg police tell the Asbury Park Press that 46-year-old borough resident Jean Attis was arrested Saturday afternoon after he allegedly led officers on a chase that briefly went through a neighboring town. The pursuit ended when he crashed into a fire hydrant in Keansburg.

Officers pursued Attis because they knew his license had been revoked. They also knew he had been arrested twice in a 17-hour period earlier in the week on drunken driving charges.


Source: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Man-Charged-With-DWI-3-Times-in-1-Week-246769781.html

A Selden man was arrested on Sunday and charged with driving while intoxicated after he drove the wrong way on a Smithtown road and struck another vehicle, seriously injuring two people, Suffolk County police said.
Police said Pedro Hernandez, 24, was driving a 2000 Toyota Camry east in the westbound lanes of Route 347 in Smithtown about 5:30 a.m. when he crashed head-on into a 2006 Toyota...


Source: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/cops-selden-man-arrested-in-wrong-way-dwi-crash-1.7178605

Chris Kattan was back in action Friday night with a brand new ride after totaling his old whip and getting busted for DUI.

Chris was leaving Craig's in West Hollywood in a very nice Mercedes ... and clearly did not want to talk about the wild ride in the old Mercedes that ended up in the junk heap.
MZ broke the story ... Chris was arrested last week after crashing into a parked vehicle inside a coned area on the 101 Freeway.  Cops say he admitted to being under the influence of drugs, not alcohol.  He appeared totally out of it when he flunked his field sobriety test.

Earlier in the day ... Chris was so whacked out on a flight from Canada to L.A. ... paramedics were there when the plane pulled up to the gate and they treated the former "Saturday Night Live" star.

Source: http://www.tmz.com/2014/02/22/chris-kattan-dui-driving-mercedes-crash/

RICHMOND, Calif. — A woman was arrested for driving under the influence early Friday morning after a horrific Richmond crash that killed her boyfriend and left two young children in critical condition, according to police.
The accident happened at approximately 1 a.m. on San Pablo Avenue near Stanton Avenue when the suspect slammed the white Buick she was driving into a tree.



Source: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/woman-arrested-after-fatal-dui-crash-richmond/ndX4t/

Embattled pop star Justin Bieber has been offered a plea deal to avoid jail for driving under the influence, according to a U.S. report.

The Baby hitmaker was arrested in Miami, Florida in January on suspicion of driving under the influence, driving on a suspended licence and resisting arrest without violence and he subsequently pleaded not guilty to the charges.



Source: http://www.torontosun.com/2014/02/22/justin-bieber-offered-plea-deal-in-dui-case-report

DWI crashes are completely avoidable. Police Chief Art Acevedo says drinking and driving happens every day and night in Austin.

"I can't tell you how many tragic scenes I've been to where people have needlessly lost their lives, their freedom and, in some instances, their limbs, their ability to walk and talk, because they made the choice to drink and drive," said Acevedo.

This surveillance video is from a recent DWI crash at a south Austin 7-11.

Arrest reports show the driver, 51 year-old Dorina Sandoval, admitted to smoking a joint before driving.

It also reveals two 40 ounce bottles of Olde English malt liquor were in the backseat.

We did some research and found out Dorina Sandoval has some priors on her record-possession of a controlled substance, without a prescription and driving with an invalid license.

She pled guilty and no contest to both offenses.

Acevedo said, "We have one of the largest state universities in the country...People come here from all over the nation and the world to party and sometimes people use bad judgment."

Jacqueline J. Warner was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated early Wednesday, Feb. 19 on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Greenburgh, according to New York State Police.
"Subsequent to a vehicle and traffic stop on the Sprain Brook Parkway in the Town of Greenburgh for driving across hazardous markings and moving from the lane unsafely, Ms. Warner was found to be driving while intoxicated," state police said in a report.
Warner was processed without incident and issued traffic tickets returnable to the Town of Greenburgh Court, according to the report.


Source: http://ossining.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/ossining-woman-charged-dwi

Former Los Angeles news anchor Bree Walker was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Anaheim, police said Wednesday night.
Walker, 61, was stopped at 12:35 a.m. near the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Ball Road and was arrested at 1:47 a.m., said Anaheim Lt. Tim Schmidt.
She was booked and released.
Walker was a respected fixture on L.A. television and worked at KCBS-TV Channel 2 in the 1980s and 1990s.
She was caught up in an on-air scandal in 1990 when she became romantically involved with co-anchor Jim Lampley while they were still married to other people.
The two later married but were divorced in 2000.
Walker had disabled hands and became a high-profile advocate for disability awareness.

Source: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-former-la-news-anchor-bree-walker-arrested-suspicion-dui-20140219,0,3723054.story#axzz2tsNQCfPs

(CNN) -- The bassist of the rock band 3 Doors Down faces a driving under the influence charge after his arrest Tuesday in Mississippi.
Police found Todd Harrell "slumped over the steering wheel" of a vehicle stopped at an intersection in D'Iberville, Mississippi, a police statement released Wednesday said.
Harrell, 42, "showed signs of impairment and was arrested and charged with 2nd offense DUI," police said.
The musician was charged with vehicular homicide in Nashville, Tennessee, last April after his speeding car allegedly clipped a pickup truck, sending it down an embankment and killing the driver, according to a Davidson County, Tennessee, sheriff's spokesman.
Harrell showed signs of impairment and acknowledged he had consumed hard cider and taken the prescription pills Lortab and Xanax after that incident, police said. The case is still pending.
His group may be best known for its song "Kryptonite," but it had a string of hits in the early 2000s, including "When I'm Gone" and "Here Without You."


Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/19/showbiz/three-doors-down-bassist-charged/

NORTH PLAINFIELD — Police Chief William Parenti’s son, a police officer on the force, faces an internal affairs probe after pleading guilty Tuesday to drunken driving.

William “Billy” Parenti Jr. pleaded guilty in Mansfield Municipal Court, where a judge suspended Parenti’s driver’s license for three months and fined him several hundred dollars in fees, penalties and surcharges. The sentence is the minimum mandatory fine and penalty.

The charge stemmed from a May 2013 incident in which Billy Parenti was found stopped on Mount Bethel Road in Warren Township. Police said he was intoxicated, but Parenti refused to take a breath test.

Parenti had not been in an accident, was not seen driving drunk and there were no injuries in the incident, according to police reports at the time.

Chief Parenti said the department’s internal affairs investigation had been on hold pending the outcome of the Municipal Court case.


Source: http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20140219/NJNEWS14/302190048?nclick_check=1

SAUGET, IL (KTVI)– A year after a West County woman was killed by an alleged drunk driver, that driver has never been arrested or charged.
Twenty-year-old Brooke Bahlmer was killed and her sister seriously injured when the car Brooke was driving was struck by another vehicle in early-morning hours of February 17, 2013 in Sauget.
Brooke was the designated driver during a night of fun on Laclede’s Landing. Toxicology test showed she had not been drinking. But the other young driver, who was uninsured, had an alcohol level nearly double the legal limit.
She has never been arrested or charged.
A backlog of accident cases at the Illinois State police has kept the case in limbo and left a family with no closure.


Source: http://fox2now.com/2014/02/19/still-no-charges-filed-in-deadly-dwi-accident/

A Rochester man who led State Police on a high-speed chase that spanned two downtown highways overnight is facing felony charges.

Echo Street resident Donald J. Hoskins, who was accused of driving drunk and without a driver's license, was apprehended by Trooper T.J. Loewke early Wednesday morning. He reportedly reached speeds up to 90 mph on Interstate 490 and nearly 70 mph — twice the speed limit — on city streets.

Source: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/02/19/man-accused-high-speed-chase-faces-dwi-charges/5601823/

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- The daughter of Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison has been charged with DWI.

Raleigh police arrested 46 year-old Paula Harrison on Feb. 3. after finding her with her car stuck in the mud along the beltline near Poole Road.

Sheriff Harrison released a statement on the incident. It said, "Early Monday morning, February 3rd my daughter, Paula, was charged with driving while impaired. While this is an embarrassing incident for her and me, I love my daughter and will support her to the extent any other father would stand behind their child. However, I have confidence in the Criminal Justice System and intend to let it function without any interference on my part. I do not plan to make any further comment on this situation until the case is completely adjudicated."

Harrison has served as sheriff for the past 11 years.


Source: http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=9438437

LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — A Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy charged a man accused of driving the wrong way on Highway 16 early Sunday morning.

Deputy James Little responded to the area of Highway 16 and St. James Church Road around 1:30 a.m. after receiving a call from the Lincoln County Communications Center about a reckless driver.

The deputy was advised that the driver was traveling south in the northbound lanes between Highway 150 and Highway 73.

Little was in the median of the northbound lane when he was told the vehicle was still traveling south in the wrong lane.  The officer pulled into traffic and saw the oncoming vehicle.  The car almost hit the patrol car as it passed by and Little turned on the vehicle and activated his emergency lights and siren, according to a news release from Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

The driver traveled another half mile before finally being stopped just south of the St. James Church Road intersection.

The officer asked the driver to get out of the vehicle and noticed the smell of alcohol.  The vehicle appeared to have been involved in an accident because it had heavy front-end damage, a bent steering wheel and the driver was bleeding from his mouth and nose, according to a news release from Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.


Source:http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/deputy-man-drives-wrong-way-highway-charged-dui/ndR7H/

February 13, 2014 (MAYWOOD, Ill.) (WLS) -- Police say a man was intoxicated when he drove his car into a Pace bus and struck three pedestrians in west suburban Maywood on Thursday.

Scott Stubler, 24, of southwest suburban Rockdale, was ordered held on $50,000 bail Sunday after being charged with aggravated DUI in connection to the crash that seriously injured two people, according to a statement from the Cook County Sheriff's office.

About 3:35 p.m., Stubler allegedly was under the influence of heroin, codein and morphine while driving southbound on South 1st Avenue near Loyola University Medical Center, when his red Nissan Sentra veered into the northbound lane and struck a Pace bus carrying five passengers.After hitting the Pace bus, Stubler's car struck three pedestrians at a nearby crosswalk, the release said. All three were taken to Loyola University Medical Center where two were listed in serious condition, sheriff's office spokesman Ben Breit said.
The five passengers who were inside the Pace bus were not injured, but were taken to the same hospital as a precaution, officials said.

Stubler was also hospitalized with minor injuries and later released, police said.

Stubler, who was also hospitalized with minor injuries and later released, was ticketed for failure to reduce speed, improper traffic lane usage, failing to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk and drive without insurance, county officials confirmed.

He had a previous warrant for possession of a controlled substance, according to the sheriff's office.


Source:http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=9434443

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — A woman was arrested Saturday after police say she was driving drunk with two children in the car and then collided with a parked vehicle.

About 8 p.m., police received reports from two witnesses in Cottonwood Heights who said they saw a woman driving erratically, possibly due to the influence of alcohol or drugs, or because of a medical emergency, said Cottonwood Heights Police Sgt. Gary Young.

One witness observed the woman strike a parked vehicle and continue driving, Young said. The witness followed the woman until she pulled into a driveway near 2400 East and Bengal Boulevard.

Two children, ages 2 and 5, were in the vehicle at the time but no one suffered any injuries, Young said.

Trina Armijo, 25, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of DUI with a passenger under 16 in the vehicle, driving without a licence and without insurance, and possession of a controlled substance.

The children were being cared for by a neighbor until the Division of Child and Family Services becomes involved, Young said.

"We always appreciate the public's support by calling in and giving us tips," he said. "We always want to have a good relationship with the community, and if they see something that doesn't look right ... we always encourage phone calls."


Source:http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865596666/Woman-driving-with-2-children-arrested-in-DUI-case.html

A number of viral Justin Bieber messages have been showing up on Facebook recently. Was there really a seven-year old boy who was killed by Bieber? Nope. It’s just a hoax. The scam reads “Breaking News: Justin Bieber did it Again!! This time it’s OVER…DUI.” It goes on to read that Bieber’s career is now over because he was allegedly drinking under the influence and hit a seven-year old boy with his car who just happened to be walking to school with his 12-year-old sister.

The messages first started to appear only a few weeks after the pop star was arrested with a DUI, and drag racing in Miami. Bieber had told the police at the time of his arrest that he had smoked marijuana, consumed beer, and taken anti-depressant pills.


Source:http://guardianlv.com/2014/02/justin-bieber-hoax-or-7-year-old-boy-really-killed/

A San Diego Police Department DUI checkpoint in downtown’s East Village neighborhood Saturday night netted 16 arrests and 18 vehicle impounds, police said.

The checkpoint on G Street near 14th Street between 10:50 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. had 1988 vehicles pass through with 793 vehicles screened by officers and 25 motorists detained for a further evaluation.

Of the 16 people arrested, three were persons on probation for prior DUI offenses.

Police said the point of the checkpoint, made possible by a California Office of Traffic Safety “DUI Mini Grant,” is to remind drivers not to operate a vehicle if they plan to drink.


Source:http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/feb/16/dui-vehicle-impound-arrest-hp/

COTTON PLANT (KATV) - The mayor of the small town of Cotton Plant was arrested by Arkansas State Police, Sunday morning for driving while intoxicated.  Mayor Ronnie Conley admitted to KATV that this wasn't the first time he's been arrested for DWI.

Conley was brought to the Brinkley City Jail early, Sunday morning, arrested on charges of DWI, DWI refusal, speeding, littering and drinking on the highway.  He posted a $1,750 bond just hours later and got his car out of impound at Landon's Towing in Brinkley shortly after.

The vehicle Conley was driving was his city-issued white Crown Victoria with a green-stripe.

"I was taking care of city business as well," said Conley.  But when asked if drinking on the job is city business he responded, "Well politicians have a tendency to drink all the time we have business.  We have social affairs where we do drink of course."


Source:http://www.katv.com/story/24740188/report-cotton-plant-mayor-arrested-on-dwi-charge

MEBANE — Two people died in an Orange County wreck after the driver refused to stop for Mebane police officers who attempted to pull the car over on suspicion of driving while impaired, according to a Mebane police press release.

The high-speed chase started at 1:23 a.m. Sunday near U.S. 70 and Buckhorn Road in Mebane, and proceeded east, with officers occasionally losing sight of the vehicle because of its high speed. Officers last saw the vehicle fleeing near Forrest Avenue in Efland.

During the Super Bowl weekend Jan. 31 through Feb. 3, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, Town of Hyde Park Police Department and Village of Red Hook Police Department joined in a multi-agency “saturation patrol” to discourage people from driving impaired.

Among those arrested, processed and release for court appearances: , 30, of Rhinebeck, charged with driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated with blood alcohol of .08 percent or higher, both felonies since he had two previous DWI convictions within the past 10 years. He was also charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation…, 24, of Red Hook, charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, and two counts of drunk driving, all misdemeanors, as well having an inadequate exhaust and failing to keep right, both infractions…, 33, of Rhinebeck, arrested in Hyde Park and charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor…, 35, of Hyde Park, charged with driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated with blood alcohol of .08 percent or higher, both misdemeanors… , 24, of Hyde Park, charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor…, 30, of East Greenbush, arrested Feb. in the Town of Red Hook, charged with two counts of drunk driving, both misdemeanors, as well as failure to keep right, an infraction.


Source:http://www.rhobserver.com/21954/super-bowl-dwi-crackdown-nets-local-arrests/

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —An Albuquerque man is in custody for what police said was his sixth arrest on drunken driving charges.
Manuel Chavez, 43, was stopped by police for allegedly running a red light early Friday morning.

He reportedly told police he'd only had two beers and refused a breathalyzer test.

In court on Saturday, it was revealed that Chavez has been arrested 33 times with 16 known convictions, three of which were for driving while intoxicated.

With 57 bench warrants in his past -- many for failure to appear -- the judge ordered Chavez held on a $50,00 bond.



Source:http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/albuquerque-man-faces-6th-arrest-on-dwi-charges/24507588

LAKE GEORGE -- A Ballston Spa man was arrested Saturday night after he allegedly drove into another vehicle while driving drunk and fled the scene, police said.

Robert T. Oborn, 45, of Ballston Spa was arrested minutes after the 7:08 p.m. collision on Canada Street, according to the Warren County Sheriff's Office.

Police were notified that a vehicle hit another and drove off, but no injuries were reported. Sheriff's officers and State Police responded and Oborn, the offending driver, was located, police said.

He was found to be intoxicated but refused to take a breath test, the Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

Police said Oborn was charged with felony driving while intoxicated because he has at least one prior misdemeanor DWI conviction. He also was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, a non-criminal violation.


Source:http://poststar.com/news/blotter/police-man-charged-with-felony-dwi-after-crash/article_a700e614-9704-11e3-8816-001a4bcf887a.html

The 19 year-old was placed under arrest and charged with three separate offenses after his rented Lamborghini was pulled over following a night of partying. The Canadian star is facing charges of driving under the influence, resisting arrest and driving with an expired license.

His case will be heard today by Judge William Alfield, where prosecutors will formally file charges and a plea will be entered. Bieber is, according to Hello magazine, not physically required to be present at the arraignment and it's believed his lawyers will submit his plea in writing.
It is the same judge that Bieber appeared in front of when his £1,500 bail was set following his arrest and incarceration at the Miami-Dade County jail where he was booked and spent several hours in a cell. Looks like the star has managed to get out of a pretty awful Valentine's Day.

While the star might have been linked to several ladies in recent weeks, including Miami model Chantel Jeffries who was with Bieber when he was arrested, he posted pictures of himself alone in the studio late on Thursday night.

Source:http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/140939/Justin-Bieber-Valentines-Day-Court-Date-Star-To-Skip-Appearance-Following-DUI-Charges

CARLSBAD, Calif. - A 17-year-old girl was in custody Thursday, accused of driving off after she struck and fatally injured a skateboarder in Carlsbad, police said.

The teen was arrested and booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, felony DUI, and felony hit-and-run. She was processed into the Kearny Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility for these charges, according to Carlsbad police Lt. Pete Pascual

The fatal hit-and-run in the area of Palomar Airport Road and Carlsbad Boulevard was reported at 10:51 p.m. Wednesday, Pascual said.

"The victim was located in the roadway along southbound Carlsbad Boulevard, just north of Island Way, where he eventually succumbed to his injuries after life-saving measures were attempted," the Lieutenant stated.


Source:http://www.10news.com/news/carlsbad-teen-accused-in-hit-and-run-that-killed-skateboarder-021314

A 23-year-old woman was charged Friday with vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence in a single car crash that killed two of her friends during a birthday celebration.

Jeanette Romero had been at a downtown Los Angeles club with four of her girlfriends on Nov. 3, 2013, celebrating the birthday of 22-year-old Ana Cuadra, according to a release from the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office.

After leaving the club, Romero was driving northbound on the 110 Freeway when she hit a curb at a turnout, struck a chain link fence and crashed into a tree, prosecutors said.


Source:http://ktla.com/2014/02/14/woman-charged-in-dui-crash-that-killed-2-friends-during-birthday-celebration/#axzz2tNEPJgku

Police will look for drunken drivers tonight with saturation patrols throughout Modesto. The patrols are conducted by officers assigned solely to look for drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The patrols will be deployed in areas with

a high frequency of DUI crashes or arrests. Modesto police

said those arrested face jail time, loss of their licenses and increased insurance rates. The patrols are funded by a grant from the state Office of Traffic Safety.



Source:http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2014/02/14/3497983/law-and-order.html

PICTOU – A 70-year-old Pictou County man will be serving 10 months in jail for driving while impaired and refusing a breathalyzer following a sentencing in Pictou on Friday.


Justice Glen McDougall sentenced John Arthur Gillespie to 10 months for each charge, to be served concurrently.

“Mr. Gillespie, I can only wish you luck as you battle with your drinking problems,” McDougall said.

“I can only trust what I heard you say earlier, that you have turned the corner, you recognize that you have a problem, and you recognize that you cannot even have one drink of alcohol for the rest of your life. You owe that to yourself. You owe that to your family. You owe it to the public.”


Source:http://www.ngnews.ca/News/Local/2014-02-14/article-3616608/Pictou-County-man-sentenced-to-10-months-for-DUI/1

GARNER — The Garner Police Department's drunk driving specialist caught two fish with one line.
In an unusual traffic stop, Officer Scott Klein had pulled over a suspected drunk driver, and a second car then pulled up behind Klein. Ultimately both drivers – husband and wife –were arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired.
Officer Scott Klein had pulled over Sean Delamore, 49, at 10:40 p.m. on Feb. 7.
Another car pulled up behind him, causing Klein to have to assess the safety of the situation, according to police spokesman Chris Clayton. When Klein approached the car, the female driver told him she was waiting for her husband.


Source:http://www.news-record.com/news/local_news/article_61b9c0dc-95e5-11e3-a37a-001a4bcf6878.html

An El Paso police officer has been suspended after being arrested last month on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, a police spokesman said Friday.

Officer Danny Moreno, 25, was suspended for more than two weeks (84 hours) after he was arrested Jan. 23 when police pulled him over in the 9100 block of Gateway West between Airway Boulevard and Geronimo Drive, according to a police spokesman and a complaint affidavit.

About 2 a.m., a police officer pulled over a Jeep Wrangler after seeing the vehicle straddling the white lines between traffic lanes and jumping a concrete median with the vehicle's left tires, according to the affidavit filed by police.

"The defendant (Moreno) was observed to have slurred speech, blood shot eyes, poor balance, and had a strong odor of an unknown alcoholic beverage emitting from his person and breath," the complaint affidavit stated. "The defendant was asked where he was coming from. The defendant stated from Andales. The defendant was asked if he had anything to drink. The defendant stated yes, long island ice teas and shots of liquor.


Source:http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_25148825/el-paso-police-officer-suspended-after-dwi-arrest

A 21-year-old Orchard Park man was charged with driving while intoxicated and other counts after his pickup truck allegedly struck two parked cars in the 1200 block of Hertel Avenue about 11:30 p.m. Thursday.

Brandon Bartus of Burmon Drive, also was charged with driving through a red light and failing to say in his lane.


Source:http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/north-buffalo-hertel/orchard-park-man-charged-with-dwi-after-hitting-two-cars-20140214

A Schaghticoke man faces felony charges after State Police said he was driving drunk and without a license on Route 67 on Thursday. He then tried to convince troopers he was someone else.

State Police said they spotted the 1999 Chevrolet pickup truck operated by William Foster, 26, weaving on the road and being driven erratically on the snow and ice in a parking lot in Pittstown.

Foster was charged with driving while intoxicated, first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle, a felony; unlawful possession of marijuana and criminal impersonation.


Source:http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/DWI-charge-in-icy-parking-lot-5234945.php

A Harlingen woman is facing criminal charges after she allegedly drank alcohol and got into a wreck with three of her grandchildren in the car.

Harlingen police arrested 45-year-old Norma Cisneros Martinez following a Wednesday night accident.

Investigators told Action 4 News that officers were called out to South Commerce Street and South 77 Sunshine Strip after her Nissan Sentra hit a steel light pole.

Officers reported that Martinez appeared intoxicated and had three of her grandchildren inside her car.

Martinez allegedly failed a field sobriety test and was taken to a local hospital for a mandatory blood draw.

The children were not injured and released to the custody of their mother.

Police charged Martinez with three counts of a DWI with a child passenger.

Martinez remains in custody at the Cameron County Jail under $300,000 dollars in bonds.


Source: http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=1007652#.Uv8Q9mKSzyo

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana University forward Hanner Mosquera-Perea has been jailed after being arrested on preliminary drunken driving charges.

University police Lt. Craig Munroe says the 21-year-old sophomore was stopped by a campus police officer about 3 a.m. Friday after he started to go the wrong way down a one-way street near the Bloomington campus.

Munroe says the officer stopped the driver when hit a curb twice after correcting his car's direction. Munroe says Mosquera-Perea had a blood-alcohol content twice Indiana's legal limit of 0.08 percent.

IU Police Department Chief Laury Flint said more is expected from high-profile student athletes.

"I'm sure it is a lot of pressure for these young people. But they are looked up to and are expected to maintain a higher level than standard," Flint said.


Source:http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/indiana-university-basketball-player-jailed-for-suspected-owi

A seriously injured driver was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after a crash that also injured a passenger in his sport utility vehicle early Tuesday evening on Route 109 in West Babylon, Suffolk County police said.
The passenger, a 40-year-old man, suffered what police described as minor injuries.
Police said driver Stephen Kokser, 49, of Michigan Avenue, Bay Shore,...



Source:http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/cops-dwi-driver-hurts-self-passenger-in-crash-1.7040016

Pulled over early Sunday for a missing front license plate, Owego Mayor Kevin Millar admitted he consumed six alcoholic drinks before being charged with drunken driving, according to police records.

Millar, 67, of Front Street, was arrested on Temple Street in Owego at 2:20 a.m., after Tioga County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Delmage saw Millar’s 2008 Mazda sitting on Front Street without a front license plate, according to police records. The deputy followed the vehicle briefly before making a traffic stop.

Speaking with Delmage during the traffic stop, Millar first stated he had three drinks that evening, but eventually admitted he actually consumed six, according to police records obtained by the Press & Sun-Bulletin through a Freedom of Information Law request.


Source:http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20140212/NEWS01/302120039/Owego-mayor-s-DWI-arrest-prompted-by-missing-license-plate?nclick_check=1

LINCOLN, R.I. -
A history teacher at Lincoln Middle School was charged with drunken driving on Tuesday after police said she struck a mailbox on her way home from school.

Christine Clarke, 51, was charged with driving under the influence, refusal to submit to a chemical test and refusal to submit to a chemical breath test.

Police said the accident happened at about 3:55 p.m.

Police said Clarke was driving north on New River Road in Lincoln, when she crossed the center lane, ran over a mailbox and crashed into a snowbank.

When police responded to the accident, an officer said he could smell a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage and that Clarke had blood shot eyes and mumbled speech.

According to a police report, Clarke told police that she was coming from the Lincoln Middle School where she teaches.

Police said they found two empty bottles of vodka in the front seat of the car, and a coffee cup with a lid on it with an unknown substance that smelled like alcohol.

DIAMOND BAR (CBSLA.com) — Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the LA County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday teamed up to hold a vigil in honor of the six people killed Sunday when an alleged wrong-way drunk driver caused a three-vehicle accident on the 60 Freeway in Fontana.
Crystal Cruz attended the vigil and said the suspect was also speeding — at times exceeding 100 mph.
At the vigil, a sheriff’s department official said the average person drives under the influence as many as 80 times before they are actually caught.
The message, he said, was clear — always have a designated driver or take a cab.



Source:http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/02/12/madd-holds-vigil-for-6-killed-in-alleged-dui-wrong-way-crash/

Two candlelight vigils were held Wednesday night in memory of six people killed in a suspected drunken driving crash on the Pomona (60) Freeway.

The Los Angeles Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving observed a moment of silence during a candlelight vigil in Diamond Bar in memory of the six people killed.

Among those killed were four family members driving home from a trip to San Manuel Casino. Gregorio Mejia-Martinez, 47, his wife Leticia Ibarra, 42, his daughter Jessica Jasmine Mejia, 20, and his 85-year-old mother Ester Delgado, all of Huntington Park, were remembered by relatives and friends who gathered in prayer at a separate candlelight vigil Wednesday night in East LA.


Source: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Vigil-Honor-6-Victims-Wrong-Way-DUI-Crash-245264011.html

A Bay Shore man was seriously injured and later charged with DWI following a crash in West Babylon Tuesday night, police said.

Stephen Kokser, 49, was driving on the southbound ramp of Route 109 from westbound Sunrise Highway when lost control of his 2006 Nissan X-Terra around 8:30 p.m., police said.

The vehicle overturned and crashed onto the southbound lanes of Route 109, police said.

Kokser suffered a serious injury to his arm that was pinned under his vehicle during the crash, police said. He was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital and is listed in stable condition.



Source:http://westislip.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/police-driver-charged-with-dwi-after-west-babylon-crash

A Pine Grove Township man will go to prison after a three-judge state Superior Court panel upheld his conviction for driving under the influence in February 2011 on Interstate 81.

In a 10-page opinion filed Monday in Pottsville, the panel ruled the evidence was sufficient to establish the guilt of Jerry W. Lucas Jr., 54, of Suedberg.

As a result, Lucas will spend one to five years in prison, the sentence county Judge John E. Domalakes imposed on him on May 21, 2012. Domalakes, who also sentenced Lucas to pay costs, a $2,500 fine and $300 to the Substance Abuse Education Fund, but allowed him to remain free during his appeal, has ordered the defendant to report to prison April 29.

In a one-day trial over which Domalakes presided, a jury found Lucas guilty on April 17, 2012, of DUI. Domalakes found him not guilty of disregarding traffic lane, failure to drive at a safe speed and failing to stop and give information or render aid.


Source:http://republicanherald.com/news/judges-uphold-dui-conviction-prison-sentence-1.1633016

A woman accused of driving under the influence and killing six people, including her sister, in a wrong-way crash on a Southern California freeway was convicted of drunken driving when she was 17 years old, according to California Department of Vehicles records.

Olivia Carolee Culbreath, 21, is accused of driving a red Chevrolet Camaro head-on into a Ford Explorer at more than 100 mph the morning of Feb. 9, investigators said. She was heading east on the westbound side of the Pomona (60) Freeway in Diamond Bar.


Source:http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Deadly-Fatal-Wrong-Way-Driver-Crash-Diamond-Bar-60-Freeway-Crash-Olivia-Carolee-Culbreath-DUI-Drunken-Driving-244930701.html

The 21-year-old woman who authorities say was under the influence of alcohol when she drove the wrong way on the 60 Freeway, killing six people, had previously been convicted of drunk driving.
Olivia Carolee Culbreath was 17 when she was convicted of drunk driving in San Bernardino County, Department of Motor Vehicle officials said. State records also show that she was cited for traffic violations at least two other times. The DMV said the restrictions on her license were lifted last week.
The revelations come as authorities tried to piece together how the accident occurred.


About 4:40 a.m. Sunday, witnesses reported seeing Culbreath's red Chevrolet Camaro traveling east on the westbound 60 at about 100 mph until it struck a red Ford Explorer, which then collided with a third vehicle. Several people were ejected from the vehicles; Culbreath and Joel Cortez, the driver of the third vehicle, survived.


Source:http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-0211-wrong-way-crash-20140211,0,3975737.story#axzz2t6XoNLxZ

The Fontana woman accused in a multi-vehicle crash that left six people dead, including her sister, had a prior to DUI conviction, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Olivia Culbreath was headed east on the westbound 60 Freeway Sunday around 4:40a.m., when she was involved in the violent collision, California Highway Patrol officials said. Culbreath was injured in the crash and remained hospitalized Tuesday.

The victims were identified as: Kristin Melissa Young, 21, of Chino; Maya Louise Culbreath, 24, of Rialto; Gregorio Mejia-Martinez, 47, of Huntington Park; Ester Delgado, of unknown age, from Huntington Park; Leticia Ibarra, 42, of Huntington Park; and Jessica Jasmine Mejia, 20, of Huntington Park.


Source:http://ktla.com/2014/02/11/new-details-emerge-in-diamond-bar-wrong-way-crash-that-killed-6/#axzz2t6Wsuhda

BENTON, Ark. (KTHV) - A Saline County Sheriff's Department employee was arrested early Tuesday morning and charged with Driving while Intoxicated.

According to an arrest report from the Hot Springs Police Department, Alexander Pratt, 31 of Benton, was arrested about 1:40 Tuesday morning.

The report states that an officer received a call about a vehicle leaving Maxine's bar about 1:25 a.m. As the officer located the vehicle and observed its actions, the officer noticed it crossed the center line twice. The reporting officer continued stating, " As I was about to activate my emergency lights, the vehicle turned right into the parking lot of 3B's Bar in the 600 block of Ouachita Avenue."

The driver, later identified as Pratt, exited the vehicle and the officer noted that Pratt was unsteady on his feet. As the officer got closer to Pratt, he noticed "a strong odor of intoxicants emitting from his breath and noted his eyes were bloodshot and glassy," according to the report.


Source: http://www.thv11.com/news/article/297667/2/Saline-County-deputy-Alexander-Pratt-charged-with-DWI-failure-to-submit

AUSTIN -- Austin police say a woman was driving drunk Tuesday morning when her passenger jumped out of her vehicle, hit his head and died.
Police were called to the Jack in the Box restaurant at Ben White Boulevard and Montopolis Drive in Southeast Austin around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Officers say a truck pulled into the parking lot and the passenger jumped or fell out while the vehicle was still moving. Paramedics took the man to University Medical Center Brackenridge where he died.
Police say the driver will be charged with Driving While Intoxicated.



Source: http://www.kvue.com/news/APD-Woman-charged-with-DWI-in-fatal-accident-244864071.html

ROCK HILL, S.C. — A woman was arrested after police said she caused a deadly three-car crash Monday afternoon.

The crash happened around 4 p.m. on Celanese Road in Rock Hill.

Officials said Cassie Cunningham, 36, was booked into the Moss Justice Center and charged with DUI involving death. She was not hurt in the crash.

Paramedics rushed the driver of a Kia Rio -- 22-year-old Kristen Knight -- to Piedmont Medical Center, where she died.


Source: http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/woman-charged-dui-after-fatal-rock-hill-crash/ndKSR/

The 21-year-old driver of a Chevrolet Camaro who is suspected of DUI and causing a three-car pileup in Diamond Bar on Sunday morning that killed six people has a previous conviction for driving under the influence, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Olivia Carolee Culbreath was just 17 years old when she was convicted in a San Bernardino juvenile court on April 13, 2010, of driving drunk, DMV officials said. She was cited for traffic violations at least two more times before her license was reinstated in December 2011, state records show.
The restrictions on Culbreath's license were lifted last week, the DMV said.



Source: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-wrong-way-crash-dui-20140210,0,1282000.story#axzz2t1d31qnI

Los Angeles (CNN) -- Comedic actor Chris Kattan was charged with driving under the influence after his car slammed into a highway construction truck on a Los Angeles freeway early Monday, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.
Kattan, 43, suffered a bloody nose in the crash, but no workers were in the truck, Officer Leland Tang said.
"It could have been a lot worse," Tang said.
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The former "Saturday Night Live" cast member failed field sobriety tests and was taken to the Los Angeles Police Department's Van Nuys precinct to be booked on the DUI charge, he said.



Source:http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/10/showbiz/chris-kattan-arrest/

A former juror in the trial of Dr. James Corasanti is headed to jail. James Jankowiak Jr. has faced two drunk driving charges since the trial ended.

Jankowiak Jr. received a 30-day jail sentence, which will be followed by three years of probation.

Orchard Park police arrested Jankowiak in October, on the same night he was found not guilty of the first DWI charge. The judge in that case instead convicted him of the lesser-charge of driving impaired.

Orchard Park Town Justice Lynne Keane said the proximity of the two arrests show Jankowiak did not take drunk driving seriously. That’s why she gave him jail time.

Source:http://wivb.com/2014/02/10/corasanti-juror-gets-jail-time-for-dwi/

Police have released more information about the arrest of an ECU football player this weekend.

Danny Webster was charged with DWI early Saturday morning. Greenville police say the junior receiver was spotted traveling down East 10th Street around 1:00 a.m. They say his car was swerving from left to right.

The officer pulled Webster over in the parking lot of St. Peter's Catholic Church where he tried several times to administer a breathalyzer test. The officer then obtained a search warrant for blood to be drawn.

The Havelock native was suspended indefinitely from the team in October for a violation of team rules. He had 18 catches for 144 yards and a touchdown in the first 5 games of the 2013 season.

Source:http://www.witn.com/sports/headlines/ECUs-Danny-Webster-Charged-With-DWI-244634351.html

POMONA, Calif. — A wrong-way driver on a Southern California freeway was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after causing a pre-dawn crash with multiple vehicles Sunday that left six people dead, a highway patrol officer told the Los Angeles Times.

Police arrested the 21-year-old female driver on suspicion of felony driving under the influence and felony manslaughter in connection with the 4:40 a.m. accident on the westbound Pomona freeway, or State Route 60, in Diamond Bar, said Rodrigo Jimenez, a California Highway Patrol spokesman on the scene, who spoke to the Los Angeles Times.

The female driver was in serious condition at a Los Angeles County hospital with a broken femur and a ruptured bladder, Jimenez said.

Authorities were seeking blood tests.

Source:http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2014/02/10/news/national/783595.txt

A woman who police say was driving while impaired and texting when she struck and killed a 75-year-old woman has a lengthy criminal history with multiple convictions for drug crimes.

Belinda Strange Hudspeth, 45, was in Gaston County Jail on Sunday, charged with second-degree murder, driving while impaired, texting while driving, careless and reckless driving, and driving without carrying a license, according to Trooper J.J. Waters.

Waters said Hudspeth was traveling east on Perfection Avenue in an SUV around noon Saturday when the vehicle ran off the right side of the road, striking Lavon Ramsey, who was walking in a yard on her way to visit a neighbor.


Source:http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/02/09/4678867/woman-charged-in-dwi-killing-has.html#.UvicIWKSzyo

SAN JOSE -- One person died, and another was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, police said, after a car crashed about a mile away from Highway 87 early Sunday morning.

The driver of the vehicle involved in the 3:35 a.m. wreck also was booked on suspicion of manslaughter after the crash on Branham Lane at Snell Avenue, according to San Jose police Sgt. Heather Randol. It was not immediately known what caused the crash or what kind of vehicle the person was driving.


source:http://www.mercurynews.com/traffic/ci_25099076/san-jose-person-dies-one-car-crash-dwi

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 40-year-old woman was charged with driving while intoxicated in a crash that killed two people Tuesday in Northwest Austin. She had previously been convicted on two other DUI charges.

Police say Melissa A. Marshall was driving her 2009 Ford Escape northbound on the Research Boulevard service road about 2:30 p.m. when she collided with the passenger side of a Honda Civic traveling east along Balcones Woods Drive.

Source:http://kxan.com/2014/02/05/woman-charged-with-dwi-in-deadly-northwest-austin-crash/