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News and Articles on Driving Under The Influence
The tragedy of drunk driving has effected the lives of many people. These articles reflect on the many incidents of drunk driving and their effects on local communities. We encourage you to Submit articles which represent the effects of drunk driving on your community.
| Drunk Driver Marguerite Engle's blood alcohol level may have broken st Jan 21, 2010 |
| A booze-loving South Dakota woman has set a record no one should brag about: She recorded the highest blood-alcohol level in state history.
Marguerite Engle, 45, gained the ignoble title Dec. 1 when she was discovered by state troopers slumped behind the wheel of a stolen delivery van.
The dazed drunkard had a mind-boggling .708 blood-alcohol content - nearly nine times the legal limit.
Perhaps even more surprising: She was still alive. Levels of .40 are considered lethal.
"She was almost double that," Meade County State's Attorney Jesse Sondreal told the Daily News Thursday. "The BAC is almost incomprehensible." Terri Comer, a 42-year-old Oregon woman, was arrested in 2007 with a blood alcohol content of .720.
(Every 15 Minutes News & Media)Source: DAILY NEWS |
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| Driver in fatal crash was drunk, prosecutors say Jan 21, 2010 |
| An 18-year-old man was drunk Friday when he fled from Milwaukee police in a stolen SUV and collided with a car, killing the car's driver and a passenger, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday.
Arlo E. Enoch of Milwaukee is being held in the Milwaukee County Jail on $200,000 bail in connection with the deaths of Don J. Hamilton, 23, and Donte L. Pearson, 21.
The crash occurred one day after another person, 21-year-old Shanica Adkins, was killed when the vehicle in which she was riding was struck by an SUV that had been pursued by police and ran a red light at N. Sherman Blvd. and W. Center St. The SUV's driver was arrested, but charges have not yet been filed in connection with that crash.
According to the complaint against Enoch:
Officers Justin Decleene and Richard Menzel were in a marked police wagon in the parking lot of a gas station at 2707 W. Burleigh St. just before 2:30 a.m. Friday. (Every 15 Minutes News & Media)Source: Journal Sentinel
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| 'Drunk driver' crashes at Mill Park crash teen's funeral Jan 21, 2010 |
| POLICE have nabbed an unlicensed drunk-driver nearly six times over the legal limit outside the funeral for one of five men killed in a car crash at the weekend.
The man came to police's attention after the rear of his car struck another car outside St Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church in Mill Park, in Melbourne's north.
About 200 mourners are gathered at the venue for the funeral service of Anthony Iannetta, 18, who died when a Ford Falcon driven by 19-year-old drunk P-plater Steve Johnstone slammed into a tree on Plenty Rd, Mill Park, on Sunday. (Every 15 Minutes News & Media)Source:
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| The real drunk driving problem Jan 20, 2010 |
| The police tell us to drink responsibly... It's sad we still need to be told, but it's good advice all the same. Once upon a time, police officers pulled over impaired drivers only to send them on their way again with a friendly suggestion to take it easy -- but that was another era. Those few who persist in driving drunk now have clearly missed years of public service announcements. If they haven't learned yet, they never will.
Here in Ontario, though, Premier Dalton McGuinty's government trumpets its tough-on-crime achievement of inventing a neat way to punish people who haven't broken the law.
Matt Gurney, National Post Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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| California DUI Deaths Continue to Decrease Jan 20, 2010 |
| According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System, California DUI deaths have dropped 9.1% for the third year in a row. In 2007 nearly 1,132 people died in DUI accidents, while in 2008, the number decreased to 1,029.
“With this third year of declines in DUI deaths, we can truly call it a trend, a trend of life saving importance,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS).
“Law enforcement, state and local agencies, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and other safety advocates, and the people of California have come together to address this deadly problem and are now seeing the results. As positive as these figures are, though, we can never let up until we achieve our goal of zero deaths.”
(Every 15 Minutes News & Media California) |
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| Teen pleads guilty to DUI in crash death Jan 20, 2010 |
| The court made very sure 18-year-old Kevin Schuh knew exactly what he was doing when he entered a guilty plea Monday to the charges that his drunken driving cost Hersey High School sophomore Monika Skrzypkowski her life.
The Mount Prospect man entered a blind plea, meaning he pleaded guilty without benefit of a sentencing agreement, effectively throwing himself on the mercy of the court. However, his plea doesn't guarantee leniency.
Cook County Circuit Court Judge John Scotillo reiterated to Schuh that neither prosecutors nor the court had agreed upon a sentence. Schuh, of the 1700 block of Kensington, indicated he understood. (Every 15 Minutes News & Media) |
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| Drunk Driving Research Jan 20, 2010 |
| Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities (National Statistics)
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 37,261 people died in traffic crashes in 2008 in the United States (latest figures available), including an estimated 11,773 people who died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. Drunk driving fatalities accounted for 32% of all traffic deaths last year, that is, on average someone is killed in an alcohol-impaired driving crash every 45 minutes in the U.S. (Source: NHTSA/FARS, 2009) (Every 15 Minutes Program News & Media)
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| 2008 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America summary Jan 20, 2010 |
| Since NHTSA began recording alcohol-related statistics in 1982, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities have decreased 44% from 21,113 in 1982. Since the inception of The Century Council and our national efforts to fight drunk driving, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities have declined 26% from 15,827 in 1991. (Source: NHTSA/FARS, 2009)
Download and share our 2008 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America summary. (Every 15 Minutes Program News & Media |
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| Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities (Youth Under 21) Jan 20, 2010 |
| alcohol-related statistics in 1982, among persons under 21, the number killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes decreased 71% from the record high of 5,215 in 1982 to a record low 1,510 in 2008.
Among those under 21, about two young people are killed in alcohol-impaired driving fatalities for every 100,000 American under the age of 21. The rate of under 21 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population has declined 33% over the past decade. (Source: NHTSA/FARS, 2009)
(Every 15 Minutes Program News & Media)
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| Mothers Against Drunk Driving cutting Wisconsin office Jan 20, 2010 |
| Mothers Against Drunk Driving will dramatically downsize its Wisconsin operation at the end of the month, according to Heidi Castle, vice president of communications for MADD.
Wisconsin Executive Director Kari Kinnard and the Wisconsin development director have been notified that their jobs will be terminated at the end of the month. The office will remain open with a single employee, the victim advocate, Castle said.
The change comes just as the state's Legislature is considering dramatic changes to drunken driving laws for the first time in years.
(Every 15 Minutes News & Media) |
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| Airmen donate time, gas to reduce drunk driving in Japan Jan 20, 2010 |
| MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — So I was walking down the street late last Saturday night, checking out the bar scene with some friends, when I uttered the following: "Dude, did anyone else just see two gorillas walk around that corner?"
Staff Sgt. John Rorie, Senior Airman Abraham Vallejo, Staff Sgt. Jason Richards, Tech. Sgt. Chris Ballard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Counselman, Staff Sgt. Mike Mahaffey, Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Gehrig, Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Silva, Staff Sgt. John Rorie, Airman Corey Holt, Senior Airman Abraham Vallejo hand out fliers Friday at the Misawa Air Base front gate to announce their Monkeys Against Drunk Driving program. (Every 15 Minutes Program News & Media - JAPAN)
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| Beer Goggles Jan 20, 2010 |
| The goggles were “eye opening,” said Rick Rivero of Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Armed Forces Strategic Command, who was with a group of co-workers who came from Peterson Air Force Base to attend safety day. “It was interesting to see how ‘double vision’ complicated what you’re used to doing,” he said.
Teri Steele, a civilian employee co-worker from the same organization, said that wearing the drunk goggles was a strange experience.
After each volunteer completed the driving course, Spc. Joelene Raciborski, a traffic investigator assigned to 148th Military Police Detachment, 759th Military PoliceBattalion, tested each volunteer with sobriety tests.
“All the drivers demonstrated the three indicators and would have been under arrest,” she said.
Edgardo A. Menjivar prevention coordinator, Army Substance Abuse Program, said people learn from wearing the drunk goggles.
Fort Carson Colorado Springs, CO (Every 15 Minutes Program News & Media) NOTE: You can order the BEER GOGGLES at http://www.every15minutes.com/products/
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| Adult arrested in underage drinking bust, teen taken to ER Jan 14, 2010 |
| The Luna County Sheriff's Office is checking on status of several juveniles who were partying, with alcohol, at an address on Santa Barbara Street when a deputy stopped there at 12:53 a.m. Sunday, on a traffic stop.
A 14-year-old Deming girl was taken to Mimbres Memorial Hospital for treatment of alcohol poisoning.
Joseph Contreras, 22, of the 400 block of South Yucca, was arrested for contributing to the delinquency of minors.
Deputies listed several teenagers on a report. None were cited as a minor in possession of alcohol, nor was the person at whose address the youngsters were gathered. Sheriff's Capt. Arturo Baeza said he would be checking on status of those people.
(Every 15 Minutes Program News & Media, California) |
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| Father, son charged after DWI arrest Jan 14, 2010 |
| A man who objected to state police interviewing his son about a drunken-driving accident was charged with obstruction, Oneonta police said Sunday.
Kevin Mitchell, 46, of Morris, was charged with resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, troopers said.
Mitchell allegedly pushed two troopers after they arrived at his house to speak with his son, Matthew Mitchell, 21.
(Every 15 Minutes Program News & Media)
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| Accused Underage Drinkers Face Possible New Charges Jan 14, 2010 |
| INDIO - A commissioner will consider a motion that seeks to challenge a decision to approve a slew of agreements made in more than 70 misdemeanor underage drinking cases involving Coachella Music and Arts Festival attendees on Friday.
Around 75 defendants were set to appear in court this morning for the hearing, but the judge decided to push back the proceedings until Friday morning.
The District Attorney's Office has filed a motion to overturn the agreements that defense attorneys and Superior Court Commissioner Hugh Bobys reached on July 13.
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control conducted a sting operation during the Coachella Music and Arts Festival that targeted underage drinkers in possession of alcohol or fake identification, according to the motion.
(Every 15 Minutes Program - News & Media, INDIO, California) |
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| Clover parents charged after hosting teen drinking party Jan 14, 2010 |
| Two Clover parents have been arrested after police say they hosted an alcohol party for teens on New Year's Eve.
Daniel Scott Davis, 45, and Angela Murphy Davis, 43, both were charged Tuesday after a York County Sheriff's Office investigation into the party, said Lt. Tim Smith of the sheriff's office.
The Davis' are accused of hosting a party at their house, 6098 Oakridge Road, on New Year's Eve where 10 teens, ages 16 and 17, were supplied with and allowed to drink alcohol, Smith said.
(Every 15 Minutes News & Media)
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| Teen pleads guilty to DUI in crash death Jan 14, 2010 |
| The court made very sure 18-year-old Kevin Schuh knew exactly what he was doing when he entered a guilty plea Monday to the charges that his drunken driving cost Hersey High School sophomore Monika Skrzypkowski her life.
The Mount Prospect man entered a blind plea, meaning he pleaded guilty without benefit of a sentencing agreement, effectively throwing himself on the mercy of the court. However, his plea doesn't guarantee leniency.
Cook County Circuit Court Judge John Scotillo reiterated to Schuh that neither prosecutors nor the court had agreed upon a sentence. Schuh, of the 1700 block of Kensington, indicated he understood.
(Every 15 Minutes Program - News & Media)
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| 15 years for DUI manslaughter that killed decorated World War II vet o Jan 14, 2010 |
| LARGO — Jill Smith is glad it's over.
On Tuesday, the man who hit and killed her 84-year-old father two years ago as he tried to cross Missouri Avenue in a mobility scooter received the maximum prison sentence.
Forgoing a trial that was to begin Tuesday morning, Angus T. Davis III of Clearwater pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter. Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Cynthia Newton sentenced Davis to 15 years in prison.
(Every 15 Minutes Program - News & Media) |
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| Paying it forward for a friend Jan 14, 2010 |
| Teen awarded for heroic efforts after friend hit by drunk driver in Colwood
Darin Kamsteeg was there for his friend when it mattered most.
He was steps behind Shelby Andruschak when she stepped into the crosswalk, and was by her side after she was struck by a pickup truck. He comforted those at the scene, including the 16-year-old drunk driver, and stayed until his friend was safe.
(Every 15 MInutes Program News & Media) Goldstream News Gazette
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| Drunk Driving – A Week Into 2010 and Over 200 Deaths Jan 11, 2010 |
| Over 10,000 people a year die in alcohol-related accidents each year. The problem of drunk driving, though, is much more widespread.
More than 500,000 accidents involving alcohol (about one every two minutes) occur each year. In 2006, 1.46 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. And those are just the people who got caught.
Here’s the really mind-blowing number: A 2002 survey estimated that Americans engaged in more than 159 million alcohol-impaired driving trips—that’s one impaired journey for every two Americans! In reality, only 2.3% of Americans reported driving while impaired, but the frequency of those decisions is absolutely terrifying! And who knows how many respondents didn’t fully understand what impairment really is?
Stats courtesy of MADD
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| Festive drink and drug driving campaign Jan 11, 2010 |
| Law enforcement agencies across Scotland are to get tougher with drink drivers this festive season and offenders face losing their cars as well as losing their licences.
The campaign was launched today at the Scottish Parliament by Kevin Smith, Chief Constable of Central Scotland Police and Chair of the ACPOS Road Policing Business Area, Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, and the Lord Advocate, the Right Honourable Elish Angiolini QC. (Every 15 Minutes News & Media)
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| January 11, 2010 court date in Cyclist’s Death – Barbados Police unabl Jan 11, 2010 |
| The man charged in cyclist Percival Niles’ death on December 5th is now released on bail until the next court date of January 11, 2010. Tremaine Peter Sargeant is charged with driving a motor vehicle in a manner dangerous to the public.
Once again officers of the Royal Barbados Police Force are unable to perform a complete professional motor vehicle accident investigation because successive DLP and BLP governments have not seen fit to pass modern anti-drunk driving laws and provide the police with breathalyzer equipment.
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| Repeat impaired driver Suzanne Lessard Sentenced Jan 10, 2010 |
| QUEBEC - A woman convicted of speeding and drinking causing the death of a young teen in Beauceville was sentenced to four years of prison.
Suzanne Lessard, a repeat drunk driver, was sentenced Thursday for causing the death of 13-year-old Jason Claveau.
(Every 15 Minutes News & Media) |
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| Impaired driver passes out with kids in car Jan 9, 2010 |
| A drunk woman was found slumped unconscious over the steering wheel of a stopped van with two young children in the back, police in Saanich, B.C., said Thursday.
The Toyota van was spotted at about 7:30 p.m. PT Wednesday on the front lawn of a property.
Breath tests showed the 31-year-old Esquimalt mother had blood-alcohol levels five times the legal limit, said Saanich police Sgt. Julie Fast
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| Ex-Nets star Jayson Williams fractures neck in alleged drunken driving Jan 6, 2010 |
| Jayson Williams was hospitalized after his SUV struck a tree. Alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.
Troubled ex-NBA star Jayson Williams fractured his neck after a drunken driving crash in Manhattan early Tuesday, law enforcement sources said.
(Every 15 Minutes News & Media) |
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| DUI leads to prison Jan 6, 2010 |
| Man gets 8 years for 6th DUI -
A 41-year-old Hailey man was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for his sixth DUI conviction.
Sentence was pronounced in Blaine County 5th District Court for Benito Aguayo Diaz, who court records state is in the United States illegally. Judge Robert J. Elgee ordered that Diaz spend at least three years in prison before parole eligibility.
(Every 15 Minutes News & Media) |
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| Jayson Williams DUI Crash Photos: Jan 6, 2010 |
| NBA Star to Face Drunk Driving Charge - NEW YORK (CBS/AP) Things are going from bad to worse for former NBA star Jayson Williams who was in a car crash Tuesday morning in New York City.
Photo: The NYPD said Jayson Williams was driving this black Mercedes-Benz SUV. (Every 15 Minutes News & Media)
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| Photos of Jayson Williams Shortly Before DWI Arrest Jan 6, 2010 |
| Exclusive SSP sources spotted former NBA star Jayson Williams and a friend at Manhattan bar Aces and 8’s late last night shortly before he allegedly crashed his car into a tree in Manhattan while drunk. Police say when they arrived on the scene Williams was seated in the passenger seat, but there is currently no evidence to place anyone else in the car and witnesses are claiming to have seen him in the driver’s seat. (Every 15 Minutes News & Media) |
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| Colts receiver Tajiddin Smith popped for DUI Jan 6, 2010 |
| If the first day of 2010 provides any indication as to the overall quality of the New Year for the Indianapolis Colts, it could be a long one.
Per 6 News in Indianapolis, Colts receiver Tajiddin Smith was arrested Friday for drunk driving.
(Every 15 Minutes News & Media)
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| Rebel Girls Mourn Lindsay Bennett Jan 6, 2010 |
| LINDSAY BENNETT Lindsay Mychael Bennett, 18, a student, of Henderson, passed away Friday, April 17, 2009. She was born April 20, 1990, and was a lifetime resident of Henderson. She was a 2009 graduate from Coronado High School, and was attending UNLV pursuing a degree in architectural design. Lindsay was able to continue her passion for dance as a current member of the UNLV Runnin' Rebel Girls dance team. Her love for life and the uncompromising love she shared are evident from the outpouring of love and support from all the people whose lives she had touched.
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| 4th DUI arrest lands Lower Macungie man in jail Jan 5, 2010 |
| A Lower Macungie Township man who tried to fight his way out of his fourth DUI arrest in May will spend at least the next year behind bars.
John Thomas Hartnett, 20, was sentenced last Wednesday to one year minus a day to two years minus a day in jail by Lehigh County President Judge William H. Platt.
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| Mom and dad plead in teen drinking case Jan 5, 2010 |
| A Dallastown couple charged with furnishing alcohol to minors for a reportedly unsupervised homecoming party in October 2008 pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct Monday in York County court.
Thomas M. Imhoff, 40, who reportedly was asleep at the time of the party when 13 Dallastown students were drinking in his home, was fined $300 for the summary offense.
He admitted to Judge Thomas H. Kelley that he provided inadequate supervision of the teens in his home.
Tracy R. Imhoff, 39, also plead guilty to disorderly conduct.
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| Former Blackhawks star Chelios arrested on DUI, speeding charges Jan 5, 2010 |
| Former Blackhawks star Chris Chelios was arrested early Dec. 28 and charged with speeding and driving under the influence, Westmont police said.
According to police, Chelios, now playing for the Chicago Wolves, was driving alone in a pickup truck east on Ogden Avenue in the area of Blackhawk Drive in Westmont when he was stopped.
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| Man was driving and texting while intoxicated Jan 5, 2010 |
| PORTSMOUTH — A city man who was drunk while driving and texting was fined and ordered to surrender his driver's license Monday.
Michael Morrison, 23, of 37 Beechstone Apartments, appeared in Portsmouth District Court and pleaded guilty to a count of driving while intoxicated.
Police prosecutor Karl Durand told the court Morrison was arrested Nov. 21 on Middle Street after an officer heard a loud exhaust and saw Morrison drive over a yellow line into the wrong travel lane. Morrison allegedly told the officer he crossed the line because he was reading a text message, and police later determined his blood alcohol concentration was .12, Durand said.
In exchange for Morrison's plea to the DWI charge, Judge Sawako Gardner imposed a $500 fine plus a $120 penalty assessment and suspended his license for nine months.
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| Drunk Driving Latest - DUI Arrest for Baywatch Stars ex Jan 5, 2010 |
| David Hasselhoff, the famous Actor from the TV show Baywatch, ex wife Pamela Bach was arrested over the Thanksgiving weekend for suspicion of drunken driving in Los Angeles on November 28, 2009. According to CHP Pamela had a blood alcohol level of .14 and the breathalyzer test showed .13.c
David Hasselhoff and Bach met on his famous show “Baywatch” they were married for 16 years and in 2006 he filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences.
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| Miami's Latest Twitter Twit: Drunk-Driving Bow Wow Jan 5, 2010 |
| Kids. They do grow up so fast.
And sometimes they're 22 before you know it, partying too hard at LIV and driving drunk on New Year's Eve accompanied by domestic pugilists.
Ever the overachiever -- his first single came out at 13, after all -- the artist formerly known as 'Lil Bow Wow hit the trifecta of a-hole-itude Thursday night in Miami, and aired his business on Twitter for the world to see.
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| Bow Wow hangs with Chris Brown, Tweets while drunk driving Jan 4, 2010 |
| Rapper Bow Wow in doghouse after tweeting while drinking and driving.
What's dumber than drinking and driving? Drinking, driving and tweeting about it.
But that's just what rapper Bow Wow did during the wee hours of Friday morning - and now he's feeling the heat for it.
The 22-year-old, along with his buddies and fellow good influences Chris Brown and Akon, almost had an altercation in Miami when a valet hesitated to give the rapper his keys.
(Every 15 Minutes News & Media Article)
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| Easton man charged with drunk driving after police say he led them on Jan 4, 2010 |
| The chase with Easton resident Ralph C. Tromba, 45, of the 1800 block of Bushkill Drive, ended when police stopped his car “by impeding its progress” in the 200 block of West Berwick Street. Records do not specify how police stopped the car at 2:34 this morning.
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| Montreal pedestrians hit by drunk driver on New Year's Day Jan 4, 2010 |
| MONTREAL – Two pedestrians were seriously injured downtown Friday morning by a drunk driver.
The man who was hit, 25, is reportedly in critical condition while the woman, 50, is considered stable, police said.
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| Teenager faces trial in accident that killed three Jan 4, 2010 |
| INDIANAPOLIS - Police say 19-year old John Wilson slammed his car into a tree along Moller Road in December of last year killing three passengers.
Investigators say he was driving between 58 and 68 miles per hour in a 35-mile per hour zone.
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Wilson reportedly told police he fell asleep at the wheel.
He'll be facing multiple charges when his trial starts, including operating a vehicle while intoxicated, causing death. |
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| 108 arrested in LA County for drunk driving on New Year's Eve Jan 4, 2010 |
| Drunk driving arrests across the state by the California Highway Patrol spiked by nearly 100 drivers this New Year's Eve holiday weekend, according to CHP statistics.
Within Los Angeles County, 108 drivers were arrested by the CHP between 6 p.m. New Year's Eve and 6 a.m. today, up by 20 arrests from last year.
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| Drunk Driver Mommy Jan 4, 2010 |
| Mommy can get drunk and leave the kids at home , but the kids' songs follow her everywhere. (Every 15 Minutes News Articles) |
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| Family of N.H. cop killed by drunk driver to get $1 million Nov 25, 2009 |
| HOPKINTON, N.H. — The family of a Hopkinton police officer who died last year after being struck by a drunken driver will receive more than $1 million as part of a pre-lawsuit settlement, with $800,000 coming from Chen Yang Li, the restaurant that served alcohol to the driver on the night Sean Powers was killed.
The remaining settlement will come from the driver, Jeffrey Dennis of Henniker, and his family. Dennis, now 23, is serving a four-year sentence after pleading guilty last year to one felony count of negligent homicide and one count of conduct after an accident.
Sean Powers, 24, was driving his motorcycle home to Hillsboro after a shift with the Hopkinton Police Department about 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 14, 2008, when he was struck from behind by Dennis, who the police said was driving about 90 mph. Dennis and a passenger, Adam Kowalski, fled into the woods and hid from the police. Dennis was arrested about six hours later when family members convinced him to turn himself in about 5 a.m. |
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| Washington Township, Lehigh County, woman dies after one-vehicle accid Nov 25, 2009 |
| A 23-year-old woman has died from injuries suffered in a Saturday morning crash in Washington Township, Lehigh County.
Amy Lynn Chamberlain, 23, of the 8600 block of Furnace Road, Washington Township, was pronounced dead at 5 p.m. Monday, according to a news release from Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim. She died of head injuries and Grim ruled her death an accident. |
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| Driver in fatal crash also dies from her injuries Nov 25, 2009 |
| The driver of a car that crashed last weekend in Washington Township, Lehigh County, killing her 21-year-old passenger, has also died.
Amy L. Chamberlain, 23, of 8643 Furnace Road, Washington Township, was pronounced dead at St. Luke's Hospital-Fountain Hill at 5 p.m. Monday, according to Coroner Scott Grim. Chamberlain died of head injuries, Grim said.
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| Slatington woman killed in accident Nov 25, 2009 |
| A 21-year-old Slatington woman was killed early Saturday in a traffic accident on Best Station Road in Washington Township, according to authorities.
State police at Bethlehem said Michelle A. Pagano of 6322 River View Road was a front-seat passenger in a car driven by Amy Lynn Chamberlain, also of Slatington, when Chamberlain lost control on a curve near Lower Court, a residential street west of Old Grange Road. |
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| Woman Calls 911 to Report Own Drunk Driving Nov 10, 2009 |
| The conversation with the 911 dispatcher went as such:
Woman: "Somebody's really drunk driving down Cranton Road."
Dispatcher: "Are you behind them?"
Woman: "No, I am them."
Dispatcher: "You am them?"
Woman: "Yes, I am them."
Dispatcher: "So, you want to call and report that you are driving drunk?"
Woman: "Yeah."
(WATCH & LISTEN - Every 15 Minutes Program)
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| Drunk Driver Calls 911 To Report Herself Nov 10, 2009 |
| NEILSVILLE, Wisconsin - The call came into the 911 dispatcher: "I don't want to hurt anybody. I'm drunk."
And with that, Mary Strey, 49, of Granton, reported herself as a drunken driver about three miles northeast of Neilsville in central Wisconsin. (AUDIO LINK - Every 15 Minutes Program)
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| Man Admits Drink Driving In La-Z-Boy Chair Nov 10, 2009 |
| Dennis LeRoy Anderson, 62, attempted to travel home from a bar in Proctor, Minnesota, in the comfort of his motorised reclining seat after drinking several beers.
On the way he crashed the chair, which was powered by a lawnmower engine and had its own steering system, into a parked car.
Police tested his blood alcohol levels and found they were more than three times the legal limit.
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| Kings' Andres Nocioni: DUI Arrest Nov 5, 2009 |
| SACRAMENTO, CA - Sacramento Kings forward Andres Nocioni was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol Thursday morning, according to a Sacramento police spokesman.
Sacramento officers stopped Nocioni at L and 9th Street after he was seen weaving within his lane early Thursday morning, according to Sacramento police Sgt. Norm Leong. Nocioni was booked in Sacramento County Jail at 3:26 a.m. and his bail was set at $1,482. (Every 15 Minutes Program)
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| Motorized La-Z-Boy chair from Minn. drunk driving case to be auctioned Oct 29, 2009 |
| DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A motorized La-Z-Boy used by a man who pleaded guilty to driving it drunk is going up for auction. But police say interested bidders need to keep it off the streets.
The chair, powered by a lawnmower engine, comes equipped with a stereo, cup holders and lights.
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| Allentown woman gets jail time for fatal DUI crash Oct 26, 2009 |
| An Allentown woman will serve 3 to 7 years in state prison for a drunk driving crash that killed her boyfriend and severely injured another friend in Salisbury Township last November.
Janelle Hoppe, 23, had pleaded guilty to homicide by motor vehicle while driving under the influence and related charges and received the mandatory minimum when she was sentenced Monday by Judge William Platt. (Every 15 Minutes)
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| Stephanie Pratt Arrested for DUI Oct 26, 2009 |
| Pratt was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence at 3:45 a.m. Sunday in Hollywood.
Pratt, 23, was released on $5,000 bail late Sunday morning. Her booking info reveals the 5'7" reality star weighs 115 lbs.
Pratt had been partying at Holly Montag's birthday bash at Los Angeles club Empire earlier that night.
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| Stephanie Pratt Tweets About Her Recent DUI Arrest Oct 26, 2009 |
| Taking responsibility for her recent DUI arrest, Stephanie Pratt clears the air regarding the incident by writing some short posts on her Twitter. She, additionally, also makes use her account in the social networking site to advise people to avoid making the same mistake as her. |
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| http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/northampton-county/index.ssf/2009/05/s Oct 23, 2009 |
| A man accused of drunken driving who claimed he was exempt from state law because he was "sovereign" had a different perspective today in Northampton County Court.
"I know I shouldn't have drove that night," said Scott Allan Witmer, of Northampton Borough. "I apologize if I wasted anybody's time."
Witmer's statements prompted Judge Leonard Zito to hold Witmer in jail until he received a mental exam.
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| Nick Adenhart on Angels' minds as they clinch playoff berth Oct 15, 2009 |
| LOS ANGELES - His corner locker remained intact -- uniform, spikes, baseballs, glove, equipment bag, water bottle and all. His No. 34 jersey hung in the dugout as it has for every game, home and away. The photo of him in mid-pitching motion was affixed to the center-field wall.
The Los Angeles Angels clinched another American League West championship with an 11-0 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night, their fifth division title in six years, and the one player who wasn't there to live it, to feel it, was the one player who seemed to be everywhere at Angel Stadium.
"There isn't a guy in this locker room who isn't playing for his memory," reliever Jason Bulger said of Nick Adenhart, the 22-year-old Angels pitcher and Washington County native who was killed with two friends when their car was broadsided by an alleged drunk driver near Angel Stadium on April 9, four days into the season. |
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| Mom was legally drunk in crash that killed 11-year-old girl, injured 6 Oct 12, 2009 |
| NY DAILY NEWS: A drunken Bronx mom driving a car packed with young girls going to a slumber party lost control of the vehicle and flipped over several times on the Henry Hudson Parkway Sunday, police said.
An 11-year-old girl was killed and two other children were seriously injured after being thrown from the car in the grisly 12:45 a.m. crash that echoed this summer's deadly alcohol-fueled wreck on the Taconic Parkway.
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| He allegedly was so drunk at hearing 3 weeks ago that he urinated on h Oct 10, 2009 |
| Allentown, PA Allentown man pleads guilty to drunken driving after sobering court date
This time, Seth A. Chuck was on better behavior in court.
Three weeks after coming to Northampton County Court so drunk he had trouble standing and allegedly urinated on himself, the 37-year-old Allentown man on Wednesday pleaded guilty in the case he was showing for.
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| Accused host of stripper pole party guilty of stalking Oct 9, 2009 |
| One trial down, one to go for a Bethlehem Township man accused of hosting a party where Freedom High School students boozed and danced at a stripper pole.
After a day of testimony, a jury convicted Steven A. Russo, 37, in another case against him, finding him guilty of stalking an ex-girlfriend last year after a custody hearing over their 4-year-old son.
The misdemeanor charge alleged Russo followed Jessica Clapso on Oct. 29 after they left the domestic relations office in Easton. Russo faces guidelines that recommend probation to one month in jail when Northampton County Judge Stephen Baratta sentences him Dec. 1.
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| After the Adenhart Tragedy, an Angels Miracle Oct 8, 2009 |
| As the Los Angeles Angels head into the American League playoffs, they will be remembering a lost teammate: pitcher Nick Adenhart, 22, who died on April 9, only four days into the season, after pitching six scoreless innings in his season debut. He and two friends were killed after their car was hit by a van that ran a red light. The team paid tribute to Adenhart when they clinched their division championship last week. But the team was also aware of another, quieter triumph, perhaps a miracle. Indeed, Jon Wilhite, the fourth person in Adenhart's car, shouldn't be alive. The violent collision ripped his skull from his spine, resulting in what doctors call internal decapitation. It is almost always fatal. When Wilhite arrived at the hospital after the savage accident, X-rays and a CAT scan showed that his head was held in place only by muscles and skin. But gentle work by paramedics gave a gifted surgeon the chance to literally screw Wilhite's head back on his body.
Remembering Nick Adenhart |
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| Juries picked for man charged with stalking, having stripper-pole part Oct 8, 2009 |
| A trial will begin today in Northampton County Court in one of the cases involving a Bethlehem Township man accused of hosting a party where Freedom High School students drank alcohol and danced at a stripper pole.
The case being heard involves a separate set of charges: that Steven A. Russo, 37, stalked and harassed, the mother of one of his sons, after a custody hearing Oct. 29 and struggled with officers when she called police |
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| Judge expunges Mel Gibson's drunk-driving conviction Oct 7, 2009 |
| The Los Angeles Times: The actor, who did not appear for the brief hearing in Malibu, was eligible to have the conviction expunged after completing the terms of his probation.
The cameras were rolling, but actor and director Mel Gibson was nowhere to be seen at the Malibu courthouse Tuesday.
In a brief hearing held at the Oscar winner's request, a judge agreed to expunge Gibson's drunk-driving conviction. The initial arrest made headlines when the star was reported to have made anti-Semitic comments to a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy.
"He does not appear to be on any sort of probation or facing any similar charges," Judge Lawrence J. Mira said as a videographer for a celebrity news website taped the proceeding. "So I will grant the petition and sign the order." Mira noted that the charge is "still valid for gun control purposes."
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| Police say DUI suspect tried to steal tow truck Sep 14, 2009 |
| BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Police in eastern Pennsylvania said a man charged with drunken driving faces more charges after allegedly trying to steal a tow truck a few hours later to retrieve his impounded vehicle.
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| Three's Company Star Charged with DUI Sep 9, 2009 |
| EL SEGUNDO -- Former Three's Company star Joyce DeWitt has been charged with DUI, according to the L.A. County District Attorney's office.
DeWitt was charged Tuesday with two misdemeanor counts including driving under the influence, and driving while having a 0.08% or higher blood alcohol level. Officials say DeWitt's blood alcohol was .15% at the time of the incident -- which is almost twice the legal limit.
The 60-year old sitcom actress was arrested Saturday, July 4th at 4:19 p.m. after DeWitt drove around a barricade at Pine Avenue and Sierra Street near the city's annual fireworks show, El Segundo police Sgt. Dan Kim said. (Every 15 Minutes Program News & Media) Source: The Morning Call |
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| US reports 30% rise in arrests of women drivers Aug 20, 2009 |
| WASHINGTON - The number of women arrested for drunken driving has jumped nearly 30 percent in the past decade.
The Transportation Department said the number of women arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs increased 28.8 percent between 1998 and 2007. The number of men arrested under the influence fell 7.5 percent in the same time. |
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| Driver Who Backed Into, Dragged Woman Arrested Aug 19, 2009 |
| SAN MARCOS, Calif. - A 27-year-old man is behind bars Tuesday accused of being drunk when he backed his vehicle into a woman and dragged her about 40 feet with his car, before leading police on a chase that ended when he crashed into a parked vehicle in San Marcos, authorities said. |
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| Man in DUI case likely to get 10 years Aug 19, 2009 |
| BISBEE A man who pleaded guilty to aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol during a hearing in Cochise County Superior Court on Monday will likely get sentenced to 10 years in prison. Darren Manning, 49, entered into a plea deal admitting that he had an alcohol concentration of 0. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ) |
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| Drinking and Driving Laws in Other Countries Jul 16, 2009 |
| We all know drinking and driving is a dangerous combination. Driving under the influence is a cardinal sin of the road. We’ve listened to the warnings, we’ve read the statistics, and we’ve watched the After-School specials. We know it’s a bad thing to do and yet, some of us do it anyway. (Every 15 Minutes Program News & Media) |
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| Artie Lange Arrested for Suspicion of DUI.. TMZ.com Jul 13, 2009 |
| We've just learned Artie Lange was busted for suspicion of DUI moments ago in New Jersey.
Law enforcement sources tell us the "Howard Stern Show" veteran was arrested about a half hour ago in Toms River after he got into a minor car accident.
UPDATE: Cops tells us Artie was driving a 2009 Nissan Sentra when he rear-ended a 2004 Pontiac. He was charged with DUI and careless driving.
Posted Jul 10th 2009 2:33PM by TMZ Staff. |
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| Motorist arrested in SoCal cyclist's death Jul 13, 2009 |
| Twenty-year-old Marco Valencia of Canyon Country was arrested on suspicion of murder, hit-and-run and driving under the influence after the Sunday morning accident in the Angeles National Forest. California Highway Patrol Officer Jose Nunez says 43-year-old Joseph Novotny of Stevenson Ranch was killed in the accident. (San Francisco Chronicle)
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| Crime, but no time - Frustration over trends in prosecution Jul 13, 2009 |
| According to the Washington State Patrol case report, a 23-year-old Bellevue man, driving under the influence of alcohol, struck the driver's side of the officer's marked patrol car, causing it to roll once side-over-side and sending the officer to the hospital ... 13 during a breathalyzer test and was originally charged with driving under the influence, was convicted of a lesser charge -- first-degree negligent driving ... The driver, Hunter Houle, was arrested for driving under the influence. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
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| Shooting victim ID'd as Fresno teen Jul 13, 2009 |
| Fresno police arrested eight people on suspicion of driving under the influence during a sobriety and driver's license checkpoint Saturday night. Police also impounded 40 vehicles at the checkpoint on Shaw Avenue near Glenn Avenue. (Fresno Bee) |
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| Comic Artie Lange charged with DUI - ‘Howard Stern Show’ regular was i Jul 13, 2009 |
| Comedian and radio personality Artie Lange has been charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant and careless driving after a minor traffic accident in central New Jersey ... TOMS RIVER, N.J. - Comedian and radio personality Artie Lange has been charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant and careless driving after a minor traffic accident in central New Jersey. (MSNBC -- News) |
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| Macungie man gets up to seven years in fatal Allentown hit-and-run Jul 2, 2009 |
| The brand new clothes, still with their tags on, remained untouched in Stacey Schmidt's bedroom.
The promising 25-year-old, who bought the clothes for a friend's upcoming destination wedding in Mexico, didn't come home one night and never would wear those clothes or see her friend get married.
A police officer, holding Schmidt's driver's license, knocked on the home's front door before 10 a.m. April 20, 2008, to tell her parents why. Schmidt had been killed in an early-morning hit-and-run crash and the person who had struck her was still loose.
28-year-old Chad Michael Bleiler of Macungie had to face about 35 of Schmidt's weeping friends and family members and a judge.
(The Morning Call - Allentown, PA)
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| Driver ran over 14 mailboxes, police say Man mows down one mailbox aft Jul 1, 2009 |
| Jeffrey Scott Howard, 20, who lives on Carousel Street in the same subdivision, was charged with 15 counts of hit and run; 15 counts of vandalism; driving under the influence of drugs; possession of marijuana; obstruction of justice; underage possession of alcohol; and drinking while driving, third offense. He was placed in Rappahannock Regional Jail under no bond. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
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