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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.
| 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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| Man charged in connection with fatal crash Jul 1, 2009 |
| Justin Daniel Breazeale, 23, is also charged with driving under the influence causing serious bodily injury. He faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
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| This week in Somerville arrests Jul 1, 2009 |
| Michael Evans, 37, of 107 Hancock St., Stoneham, June 24, 1:18 p.m., charged on a warrant for third offense of driving under the influence of drugs, possession of a Class B drug, conspiracy to violate drug law, larceny over $250 and a subsequent offense of possession of Class B drugs. Yahaira Gonzalez, 33, of 267 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, June 24, 8:11 p.m., charged on a warrant for driving with a suspended license, number plate violation and a miscellaneous equipment violation. (Somerville Journal, MA) |
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| Man pinned between patrol car, another vehicle Jun 24, 2009 |
| KITTITAS — A 39-year-old man, who is studying to be a reserve officer, was riding along in a Kittitas Police patrol car Sunday when he got a closer look than he bargained for.
Christopher P. Taylor of Black Diamond, was riding with KPD officer Brent Nierman Sunday afternoon. The two responded to a domestic call on Main Street in Kittitas.
As they responded, one of the suspects, 28-year-old Justin Michele Kalakosky, began leaving the scene in her vehicle. As she backed up, she pinned Taylor between her 1995 Plymouth Neon and the patrol car. |
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| DUI sentences vary too widely - Monday, June 22, 2009 Jun 24, 2009 |
| In fact, we would like to see driving under the influence treated as a felony before a fourth conviction. People who have too much to drink and then slide behind the wheel of a car are not just gambling with their lives they are also risking the lives of others. (Missoulian, MT) |
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| Motorhome driver charged in fatal I-5 crash Jun 24, 2009 |
| The Oregon State Police says the driver of a motor home who caused a fatal crash on Interstate 5 near Creswell last week was charged Monday with assault, manslaughter and driving under the influence of intoxicants. Stephen Whitaker of Cottage Grove was arrested after getting treatment for his own injuries at a Springfield hospital. (Longview Daily News, WA)
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| NFL Star Donte Stallworth Pleads Guilty to DUI Manslaughter Jun 24, 2009 |
| MIAMI — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth took full responsibility for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in Florida and began serving a 30-day jail sentence Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter.
- Visit www.Every15Minutes.com
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| Stallworth Pleads Guilty Jun 24, 2009 |
| MIAMI -- Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth took full responsibility for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in Florida and began serving a 30-day jail sentence Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter. |
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| NFL suspends Stallworth indefinitely Jun 19, 2009 |
| (CNN) -- Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth has been suspended indefinitely by the National Football League, days after he pleaded guilty to killing a pedestrian while driving under the influence of alcohol, the NFL said. |
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| Man sentenced for involvement in accident that critically injured Dick Jun 19, 2009 |
| He was charged with driving under the influence, failure to yield right-of-way to a pedestrian, failure to notify police of an accident involving injury or death, and aggravated assault by motor vehicle while DUI.. Guido said he was impressed by the letters he received in Woodwards support, but he still had great concerns stemming from the fact that the incident, Woodwards second DUI for sentencing purposes, was his second offense involving an accident. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA) |
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| Fight alcohol abuse: How you can help prevent more deaths from drunken Jun 19, 2009 |
| Josh wrote on Jun 18, 2009 1:36 PM:" Rob, are you actually suggesting that we don't need laws against driving under the influence? ". Rob wrote on Jun 18, 2009 3:20 PM:" I'm suggesting the laws we have do nothing to deter or prevent it, and thousands upon thousands of people drink and drive everyday and don't get in wrecks. Punishing people for having the potential to be dangerous is a tough call. I don't know exactly how to fix it, but I have a hard time with fining and jailing people when... (Missoulian, MT)
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| Jury Selected In Off-Duty Cop Shooting Trial Jun 9, 2009 |
| VISTA, Calif. -- A jury was seated Tuesday to hear the trial of a San Diego police officer charged with shooting a woman and her 8-year-old son after a road-rage incident while he was off-duty in Oceanside. |
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| Arizona high court sets new jury rule on DUI cases Jun 9, 2009 |
| PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona juries are getting new guidance on how to tell whether a person who has been drinking is violating the law against driving under the influence even if the vehicle isn't moving. Juries have been given inconsistent instructions on what state law means when it prohibits a person under the influence of alcohol from being in "actual physical control of a vehicle," the state Supreme Court said in a ruling issued Wednesday. (FOX 11, AZ)
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| St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is suing the social-networki Jun 9, 2009 |
| He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence. La Russa's lawsuit said the page bearing his name was hurtful to the 64-year-old manager, who has led the Cardinals since 1996 and also managed the and Oakland A's during a 30-year managerial career. (ESPN -- Baseball) |
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| Man accused of driving drunk in wrong lane for 28 miles Jun 9, 2009 |
| No one was seriously injured, but the driver of the car, a 63-year-old Sonoma woman, was taken to Sonoma Valley Hospital where she was arrested for driving under the influence ... No one was seriously injured, but the driver of the car, a 63-year-old Sonoma woman, was taken to Sonoma Valley Hospital where she was arrested for driving under the influence. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA) |
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| Three men nabbed for car theft Jun 4, 2009 |
| As they were investigating that crime, they noticed a suspicious car drive by and stopped it, then arrested the driver, Cody Robert Sampson, on charges of driving under the influence. They also discovered that the car he was driving allegedly was stolen, so Sampson was charged with felony theft of a motor vehicle. (Helena Independent Record, MT) |
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| 5th District Court News Jun 4, 2009 |
| Bo D. Donnelley, driving under the influence (under 21), minor consumption. Olivia Munoz, driving under the influence ... Bryan Allen Wilson, driving under the influence. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
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| Law enforcement cracks down on seatbelt use Jun 4, 2009 |
| Gregory reported four citations for driving under the influence, 16 for driving while license suspended, 21 for no proof of liability insurance, three for careless driving, two for improper equipment, two for littering and four for possession of beer/whisky. One citation was issued each for following too close, running stop sign, speeding, improper passing, expired tag, disregard for traffic device, public drunk and public profanity. (Forest Scott County Times, MS) |
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| Arizona high court sets new jury rule on DUI cases Jun 4, 2009 |
| PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona juries are getting new guidance on how to tell whether a person who has been drinking is violating the law against driving under the influence even if the vehicle isn't moving. Juries have been given inconsistent instructions on what state law means when it prohibits a person under the influence of alcohol from being in "actual physical control of a vehicle," the state Supreme Court said in a ruling issued Wednesday. (FOX 11, AZ)
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| Williams: ‘Great friend, great man’ Jun 4, 2009 |
| Him drinking & driving didn't give them a reason to shoot him. If that's the case, why not pass it as a law and just have all the officers sit outside the bars and start firing as soon as they get on the highway? It's not as if he was the only one on the highway that night that was driving under the influence. How many officers were at the scene that morning? Enough to where one of them could have attempted to stop the car without taking a... (Atmore Advance, AL)
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| The following are incidents the Allen Police Department responded to f Jun 4, 2009 |
| Consumption of alcohol by minor, driving under the influence reported in the 500 block of Nandina Drive. 3:40 a.m. - Officers dispatched to the 500 block of Nandina Drive in reference to a noise disturbanc; subjects arrested for consumption of alcohol by minor. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
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| Carlisle man was charged with driving under the influence Jun 2, 2009 |
| A Carlisle man was charged with driving under the influence after a traffic stop early Saturday on Trindle Road in South Middleton Township. Jesse Neely, 26, was stopped by state police at Carlisle for speeding shortly before 2 a.m. Further investigation revealed he was under the influence. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA) |
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| Man set for retrial in wife's 2000 slaying Jun 2, 2009 |
| PROVIDENCE Four-vehicle I-95 crash leaves man dead One man was killed and two were arrested on charges of driving under the influence after a chain-reaction crash involving four cars early yesterday on Interstate 95, State Police said ... The drivers of the third and fourth cars were arrested on charges of driving under the influence. (Boston Globe)
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| Change of plea Jun 2, 2009 |
| Deanna L. Deroest - Change of plea hearing on charges including unauthorized use of a vehicle, third-degree assault, fourth-degree assault, driving under the influence of intoxicants, failure to perform duties of a driver when property is damaged and two counts of second-degree criminal mischief. John M. Dutcher - Change of plea hearing on charges including three counts of sexual penetration with a foreign object and five counts of first-degree sexual abuse. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
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| Teen In Van-Dragging Dies Jun 2, 2009 |
| Curran said although the preliminary investigation doesn't indicate Buckner was at fault for the wreck, she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and operating a vehicle with a suspended license. Copyright 2009 by. (KCRA 3, CA)
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| Woman accused of kicking OSP trooper in the face Jun 2, 2009 |
| is in the Multnomah County Jail on charges of reckless driving, driving under the influence, attempting to elude an officer and assaulting an officer. Lt. Gregg Hastings says a driver called dispatchers Thursday to report that a car going faster than 100 mph almost flipped after hitting a concrete median on Interstate 84. (Longview Daily News, WA)
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| Man gets 1 to 10 years in DUI death Jun 2, 2009 |
| The driver of the other bike, William Wayne Billy DeHaven Jr., survived, but on Tuesday morning was ordered to serve a one- to 10-year penitentiary sentence after entering a guilty plea in March to driving under the influence causing death. DeHaven, 27, of Gerrardstown, W.Va. (The Herald-Mail Online)
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| DUI arrests down from Memorial weekend 2008 Jun 2, 2009 |
| The California Highway Patrol has arrested 196 drivers in the Bay Area between Friday and early Monday for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, according to a CHP sergeant. Last year the CHP netted 209 DUI arrests during the same reporting period, between 6 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday, CHP Sgt. Trent Cross said. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
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| Can prescription lead to an impaired driving charge? Jun 2, 2009 |
| Driving under the influence of controlled or non-controlled drugs is not like driving under the influence of alcohol ... The other factor to know is that even if you get into a crash on private property, you could be charged with driving under the influence ... I want to add that inhaling paint fumes or any other mind-altering fumes could also lead to a driving under the influence charge. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
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| Woman injured after being pushed from car Jun 2, 2009 |
| Christensen was booked into the Mat-Su pretrial facility without bail on the assault charge as well as charges of driving under the influence and misconduct with weapons, troopers said. The woman was taken to Mat-Su Regional Hospital to be treated for nonfatal injuries, troopers said. (Anchorage Daily News) |
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| Steven Russo, 36, accused of hosting teen drinking parties, encouragin Feb 28, 2009 |
| BETHLEHEM TWP. | Police say a 36-year-old township man furnished Freedom High School students with alcohol and coaxed teenage girls clad in cheerleader outfits to dance on a "stripper" pole in the basement of his home.
Steven Russo, 36, accused of hosting teen drinking parties, encouraging pole dancing.
Steven A. Russo, of the 2400 block of 15th Street, allowed his now 17-year-old son, also a Freedom student, to invite at least eight other students, ranging in ages from 14 to 16, to his home Dec. 12, according to court papers.
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| Gary Collins Busted for DUI -- Again Feb 1, 2009 |
| We've learned Gary Collins -- the former Miss America host and talk show host, has been arrested yet again for DUI.
Law enforcement tells TMZ Collins was busted at 9:16 last night by the CHP just south of Montecito, on suspicion of DUI. Law enforcement sources tell us Collins refused a field sobriety test but was subsequently given a blood alcohol test. Posted Feb 1st 2009 11:31AM by TMZ Staff
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| 2 Easton High juniors die in crash Mar 10, 2006 |
| (EASTON, PA)Two Easton Area High School students were killed Sunday and a former student was clinging to life after a one-car accident in the Old Orchard section of Palmer Township.
The early morning calm of the picturesque neighborhood was broken just after 6:30 a.m. when the car the three were in slammed so violently into a tree that the engine was thrown nearly 60 feet from the vehicle.
Pronounced dead at the scene were Michael R. Cummings, an 18-year-old junior quarterback on the Easton Area High football team, and 16-year-old junior girls soccer player Amanda Leigh Schultz, according to Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek.
The driver, Kyle Kehler, is an 18-year-old from Palmer Township who was a junior at Easton Area High School last year but is not in school this year. He was flown to St. Luke's Hospital-Fountain Hill, where he was in critical condition late Sunday, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
(Every 15 Minutes Program - The Morning Call)
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| Teen was driving drunk, DA says Mar 10, 2006 |
| (EASTON, PA) Kyle M. Kehler, 18, was drunk behind the wheel of the car that crashed Sunday in Palmer Township, killing two Easton Area High School students who were with him, Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli says.
''He was definitely over the legal limit,'' Morganelli said Thursday.
Also, he and the prosecutor handling the case said the party that Kehler, Michael R. Cummings and Amanda Leigh Schultz attended at a Palmer home wasn't the only one going on the night before the high-speed accident.
Every 15 Minutes Program - The Morning Call) |
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| Amanda Leigh Schultz, 16, of Palmer Township, died March 5, 2006 Mar 7, 2006 |
| Amanda Leigh Schultz, 16, of Palmer Township, died March 5. She was the daughter of Mark R. and Patricia A. Lutkins Schultz. A junior at Easton High School, she played varsity soccer and had been on the JV team. She was also a mangager for the boys soccer team and played Palmer softball and basketball. She was a member of St. Andrews Lutheran Church, Palmer Township. (Every 15 Minutes Program)
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