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Edited by New Hampshire DWI Defense Lawyer Mark Stevens. Call him at 603-893-0074 for NH DWI Case Evaluations. This wikizine covers Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), Driving under the Influence (DUI), Operating Under the Influence (OUI) and Boating While Intoxicated (BWI) defense topics. constitutional issues.
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Hello everyone. This post, as well as a search and seizure case post to be published later today, does not involve a New Hampshire DWI case. It does, though, involve an interesting Sixth Amendment right addressed by the California Supreme Court in which it reversed a death penalty conviction a couple of days ago. The case is People of California v. Raymond Oscar Butler, decided December 10, 2009. Note the date of the opinion if you search for...
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By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer
A 38-year-old Prior Lake man was charged with third-degree driving while impaired (DWI) last week after Savage police stopped him for suspicion of drunk driving with an 8-year-old child in the vehicle.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, the fourth time in less than three years that a member of the team has faced drunken-driving allegations.
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Kentucky driver charged with aggravated DWIBuffalo NewsJohn M. Chinn, of Frankfort, Ky., was charged with aggravated DWI(blood-alcohol level of 0.18 percent or higher), failure to maintain his lane, ...and more »
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Ozarks FirstSt. Cloud driver arrested in DWI investigationSt. Cloud TimesAn 80-year-old St. Cloud man was arrested Saturday night in an investigation of felony DWI. Police were called about 6 pm about a possible drunken driver ...Man, 80, Arrested for Drunk Driving in St. CloudFOX 9 Newsall 6 news articles »
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McALLEN — A south Texas district clerk, who's also a congressman's daughter, says she will fight in court her charge of drunken driving.
Hidalgo County District Clerk Laura Hinojosa (ee-noh-HOH'-sah) was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of...
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Cardinals third baseman David Freese was arrested in St. Louis County early Saturday morning on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, Maryland Heights police confirmed Sunday.
Maryland Heights Police Capt. Mike Klos declined to provide details of the incident.
“The investigation is ongoing and we’re in the process of completing the report,” said Klos, adding the department would make a statement today regarding the incident.
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Hi everyone. Here's a link to a story about a bogus, false arrest. The cops noted "a reddening of the conjunctiva and a greenish color on the driver's tongue". The "reddening" would be the same if you smoked weed, overslept, didn't sleep, drank a lot of coffee, didn't drink enough coffee, stayed outside in the sun or almost anything else, because "reddening of the conjunctiva" is in the "eye" of the beholder. The "greenish tongue" could be...
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Fleming, NY -- A Moravia woman faces a charge of driving while intoxicated following a crash Saturday in the Cayuga County town of Fleming. State police said they were called to an accident in which a driver had gone off...
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Mark E. Bauder v. Commonwealth of Kentucky 2008-SC-000056-DG October 29, 2009 Opinion by Justice Cunningham; all sitting. Bauder entered a conditional plea to DUI charges, reserving his right to appeal the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence from the traffic stop as a violation of his right against unreasonable seizure. Bauder was pulled over after he turned onto a side street in order to bypass a Kentucky State Police DUI...
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BOXFORD — A 19-year-old will be summonsed to Haverhill District Court on a drunken driving charge following a motor vehicle crash on Middleton Road on Friday night.
Police say Patrick Jamieson of 107 Bare Hill Road, Boxford, was drunk and speeding near 290 Middleton Road when he lost control of the Mercedes he was driving and rolled over two to three times.
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State troopers on Saturday arrested Tommy Cruse, 53, of 416 Walters St., West Monroe. He was booked into Ouachita Correctional Center on charges of driving while intoxicated (third offense) and disobeying a stop sign.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say they arrested 14 people on drunk driving charges during a DWI checkpoint overnight in south Charlotte.The checkpoint took place from 11 p.m. Friday until 3 a.m. Saturday in the 6100 block of Park Road, near Archdale Road.Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Sgt. David Sloan said police issued 45 citations or charges and arrested 14 motorists.Other citations issued, Sloan said:Driving with a revoked license -- 3Driving...
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Guilty plea entered in felony DWI caseBuffalo NewsLOCKPORT—Kristen L. Wallace, 27, of Bristol Avenue, pleaded guilty to a felony count of driving while intoxicated Wednesday in Niagara County Court. ...Two sentenced to jail in drunken-driving casesBuffalo Newsall 5 news articles »
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MANCHESTER - Police say a 37-year-old woman who was found passed out in a snowbank Thursday at a daycare center with her children still in her car -- almost two hours after she picked them up -- will face charges of aggravated DWI and endangering the welfare of a child.
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Six drivers were charged with DUI at a sobriety checkpoint conducted Friday at North Cleveland Avenue and Hancock Bridge Parkway in North Fort Myers.
Nine hundred and sixty-six cars passed through the checkpoint.
The following are the results of the activity that began at 11 p.m. and ended at 3 a.m.
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From KCPD: The Kansas City Missouri Police Department conducted a Low Staffing Sobriety Checkpoint on December 11, 2009 from 2300 hours to 0400 hours at NB I 29 64th street Exit Ramp and NB I 29 & Barry Road...
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By The Kansas City Star Editorial Board
Reforms proposed by Gov. Jay Nixon would help get the most flagrant drunken drivers off the road.
They are a good step, even though Missouri would still be playing catch-up to other states. Recent news reports have made it clear that too many people convicted of drunken driving find their way back behind the wheel.
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Richardson: NM improves in DWI rankingNewsWest9.comState officials say this marks the first time New Mexico has a rate equal to the national rate of .40 for DWI fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles ...and more »
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DWI in NM won't derail Padilla's federal jobThe Associated PressProsecutors say 48-year-old Cindy Padilla pleaded no contest to her first DWI offense in Santa Fe Municipal Court. She received a deferred sentence Nov. 19. ...and more »
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Driving while intoxicated and speeding convictions were overturned Wednesday by the Arkansas Court of Appeals, which ruled that a Bryant police officer didn’t have authority to stop the driver on Interstate 30.
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Yesterday's Eagle Tribune ran a story on DWI roadblocks in the wake of the roadblock last weekend in which a passenger was killed while in police custody. You may recall that the arrest of the man who was killed occurred on the front lawn of the Eagle Tribune's office building. Here is a link to the story:http://www.eagletribune.com/punews/local_story_340004838.htmlHave a safe day,Mark Stevenshttp://www.ByeByeDWI.comhttp://www.ByeByeOUI...
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I am on the faculty panel for tomorrow's continuing legal education course Handling OUI Cases presented by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), in Burlington, Massachusetts. Tomorrow's topics will include boating while intoxicated, field sobriety testing, drunk driving case law updates, application of the United States Supreme Court's decision in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts to Massachusetts OUI cases, and other hot topics in...
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The man who hit two teenagers as they were walking to school yesterday was arraigned today on charges of driving while intoxicated, vehicular assault, and driving without a license.
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Yesterday, the driver who struck two teens walking to high school in Brooklyn was he man who hit two teenagers as they were walking to school yesterday was charged with driving while intoxicated, vehicular assault, and driving without a license. And the judge at the arraignment seemed very disgusted with driver Oliver Black.
According to the Daily News, Black's lawyer was trying to get his client's bail lowered from $150,000, saying, "It...
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ARDSLEY — A Yonkers man was killed Friday night by a Jeep driven by his former girlfriend near a Sunoco station and the Kickstart Cafe at 555 Saw Mill River Road.
Isabel Santiago, 32, of Yonkers, struck her ex-boyfriend, Antonio Hamilton, 35, outside the Kickstart Cafe after a domestic dispute. Police said she was attempting to drive away following an argument between them.
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Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse man was sentenced today to two to six years in state prison for what authorities have said was his 10 drinking and driving charge. County Judge Joseph Fahey said other motorists are facing “Russian roulette...
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NORTH SALEM — Troopers from the Somers barracks charged two motorists with driving while intoxicated in separate traffic stops last night and earlier today, state police said.
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After being listed for years among the deadliest states when it comes to drunken driving, New Mexico no longer trails behind the national average when it comes to DWI fatalities based on miles driven.
A report issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows New Mexico had the 26th highest rate of DWI fatalities per 100 million miles driven in 2008, with . . .
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The Bastardi family filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court on Thursday against Diane Schuler's estate and her brother, who owned the minivan Schuler drove in the fatal wrong-way crash July 26.
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The following driving while impaired arrests were reported by the State Highway Patrol:
Thomas W. Boykin, Jr., 17, 3825 Random Road, Kinston, Dec. 6, results pending. Arresting trooper: W. Bennett.
Shannon F. Foster, 38, 900 Oriental, Kinston,...
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Is there a version of the video game American Idol with French songs?
I was singing on the Wii with American Idol last night and was wondering if there was a French version of this game (or an equivalent where you sing French songs with the notes and you earn points singing them correctly).
This would be for the Wii.
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Toddlers are learning a second language at childcare centres. Children as young as 18 months are taking lessons in Spanish and French with foreign language programs running in three Brisbane childcare centres.Read more at the "Courier-Mail" WebsiteThis news item was provided by The Australian Child Care Index
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On Friday, Dec. 12, 2009, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., officers of the Clovis Police Department will be conducting DWI Saturation Patrols in the City of Clovis.
Officers will be specifically targeting drunk drivers.
The ODWI Grant makes this possible from...
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BRONXVILLE — A 60-year-old village man is facing criminal charges after he was accused of driving drunk and crashing his Mercedes Benz into his own home and injuring his son's teenage friend, police said.
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Police issued 63 charges and made eight arrests during a four-hour “DWI checking station” late Thursday and early Friday in the 600 block of West Mallard Creek Church Road, near Berkeley Place Drive.The charges included three for driving while intoxicated, 14 for no operator's license, five for drug possession and nine for driving while license revoked, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Sgt. David Sloan said.The checking station was part of the...
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Staten Island Advance/Michael OatesJennifer Rivas leaves court today.STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Prosecutors allege that Jennifer Rivas, 25, of Mariners Harbor, was drunk and had her two young children in the car when she crashed into units at the U-Store Self...
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Drinking drivers shouldn't dodge accountability with the help of flimsy legal technicalities, and in three cases decided this week, the N.C. Court of Appeals didn't let them. A different issue was raised in each appeal, and all were rejected.read more
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WENTWORTH -- A Ruffin man was sentenced Wednesday for habitual impaired driving and fleeing to elude arrest.
A Rockingham County jury found William Brad Allen, 39, guilty and he was sentenced to up to 26 months in prison by Superior Court Judge Ed Wilson.read more
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An Edison police officer recently promoted to sergeant crashed his pickup truck in West Carteret early Thursday and was charged with driving while intoxicated and refusing to take an alcohol breath test, police said.
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Hastings, NY -- A Concord, N.C., man is facing a felony driving while intoxicated charge following a traffic stop Thursday in the town of Hannibal. Bret R. Gascoigne, 33, of 4518 Amy Lane, Concord, was also charged with aggravated unlicensed...
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The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office held a “Booze It and Lose It” checkpoint at Guilford College Road and Big Tree Way in Greensboro from 11 p.m. on Dec. 4 until 3 a.m. on Dec. 5. The effort resulted in several charges.
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The French military has outfitted more than 80,000 of its computers with Mozilla's Thunderbird email client as part of a larger plan to incorporate open source software throughout the government. Military representatives say it was a logical choice, given the restrictive nature of commercial software options. According to Reuters, the French military also felt Thunderbird was more secure than Microsoft Outlook.
Despite the added security...
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ROCKAWAY BOROUGH -- A woman who picked up her son from school was driving with a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit, police said. Jeanne Champagne, 45, of Wharton drove to Sacred Heart School in Rockaway Borough at...
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Navy lawyers are asking for extra time to decide whether to appeal a recent court ruling that appears to strike down the Navy’s 10-year-old requirement that sailors must notify their commanders after receiving a civilian arrest for drunken driving.On Nov. 25, the Navy and Marine Corps Court of Appeals made a unanimous ruling that current Navy policy is unconstitutional and violated the sailors’ 5th Amendment rights by forcing them to...
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According to the Post, the family of a 66-year-old Bronx woman fatally struck by an off-duty detective—who was charged with DWI—intends to sue the NYPD and feds for $20 million. The Post reports, "Dusta Juncaj, 66, was struck by off-duty Detective Kevin Spellman as she crossed Kingsbridge Avenue on Oct. 30. Spellman, a veteran detective in a joint NYPD-federal fugitive task force, was driving a Chevrolet leased by the US Marshals Service...
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The family of a Bronx grandmother killed by an allegedly drunken-driving detective has slapped the NYPD and the feds with a $20 million notice of claim, The Post has learned.
Dusta Juncaj, 66, was struck by off-duty Detective Kevin Spellman as she...
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In Brooklyn, police said two teenagers walking to school were struck and critically injured by a drunk driver. It happened on Ocean Parkway in the Brighton Beach section of the borough. It was a tragic sight: a backpack full of books and a pair of red shoes scattered about the scene where two 17-year-olds, a boy and a girl who were on their way to school, were struck by a green Ford Explorer.
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A miracle survivor is speaking out, as one of the girls hurt in October's "Leandra's Law" DWI crash is telling her story for the first time. The very brave 13-year-old girl is recovering after being betrayed by the adults entrusted with her care. Geselle Rosario's new home is a rehab center, where doctors home to rebuild her shattered legs. The most seriously injured survivor of the infamous DWI crash only learned of her friend Leandra Rosado...
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ELEANOR, W.Va. -- The Putnam County Sheriffs Department will hold a sobriety checkpoint on W.Va. 62 in front of the Eleanor Volunteer Fire Department from 10 a.m. Dec. 18 to 4 a.m. Dec. 19. ...
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WARWICK, R.I. - Police are investigating whether a hard-charging anti-corruption crusader used his position to get out of an OUI charge after he failed field sobriety tests,...
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WHITE PLAINS — The family of two victims from Diane Schuler's wrong-way crash on the Taconic State Parkway said their lawsuit filed today isn't about money or revenge but about awareness to drunk driving.
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Today's The Judicial View covers the case of United States v. Villar in an article today. Follow this link below to the article:http://www.judicialview.com/Court-Cases/Criminal-Justice/Jury-Room-Reference-to-Profiling-Cited-in-Appeal/19/7780Have a great day,Mark Stevens LAW OFFICES OF MARK STEVENS5 Manor ParkwaySalem, NH 03079603-893-0074http://www.ByeByeDWI.comhttp://www.ByeByeDUI.comhttp://www.ByeByeOUI.comhttp://www.twitter.com/byebyedwi
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JEFFERSON CITY | Sweeping drunken-driving legislation announced Wednesday could introduce a new number into the minds of Missouri’s driving public: 0.15. Proposals outlined by Gov. Jay Nixon would make refusing a blood-alcohol test a crime and would throw drivers who register over 0.15 percent into state courts and subject them to steeper penalties.
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COLUMBIA – Gov. Jay
Nixon promoted legislation that would overhaul the way Missouri
handles drunken driving cases during stops in Hannibal, St. Louis
County and Cape Girardeau on Wednesday.
The legislation will strive
to eliminate loopholes that block prosecutions and ensure that DWI offenses
are accurately recorded and tracked. The solutions the governor outlined could be included in legislation sponsored by state Reps. Bryan Stevenson...
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HOUMA, La. (AP) - A 20-year-old woman is facing her fourth Driving While Intoxicated charge.
Police in Houma say the woman from Houma was stopped Friday night after numerous alleged traffic violations. State Trooper Bryan Zeringue tells The Courier...
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What do you call a DWI checkpoint that nets 63 charges, but only 3 of them are DWI? I like the concept of getting the dunks off the road, but this seems to be stretching a bit too far into "fishing expedition" verging on revenue enhancement.Feel free to discuss in the comments.
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Yesterday, the AP reported that an off-duty cop was arrested for DWI in Queens—and now there are details. According to charges, the Post reports that veteran detective James O'Connell "was busted...for drunken driving after he smashed into a tollbooth at the Midtown Tunnel in Queens...[He] was allegedly driving home from a holiday party when he smacked into the lane’s gate arm at the toll plaza around 2 a.m."
The holiday party—"with...
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Binghamton High School will play host once against to the STOP DWI Holiday basketball classic, pitting top national teams aside local competition. But as our Neil St. Clair tells us, the passion on the court is matched equally off the court with a strong message against drunk driving.
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Today's lesson: If you consumed enough booze to have a blood alcohol level of 0.22—the legal limit is 0.08—you shouldn't be driving! The Post reports, "A public-school teacher whose blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit struck an off-duty cop's car early yesterday in The Bronx, sources said." Plus, cops "found a small amount of marijuana in her purse. Dana Grippon, 35, who teaches at PS 89 in TriBeCa, was westbound on...
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Scott County is among the state’s 13 deadliest counties for impaired driving that will be targeted with extra DWI (driving while intoxicated) patrols throughout 2010, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) said today.
In 2010, enhanced DWI patrols will focus on the counties of Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington and Wright, in addition to Scott. Olmsted, Otter Tail and...
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Yesterday, Carmen Huertas appeared in court for the first time since overturning her car, injuring herself and her many young passengers (including her daughter), and killing her daughter's 11-year-old friend in October. Huertas, who faces vehicular manslaughter and DWI charges, had only appeared via a video link when she was initially charged, because she was still recovering from her injuries. Her lawyer said she remains a psychiatric...
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Officer Ted Anderson, an 18-year-veteran of the Columbia Police Department, was fired by Chief Ken Burton on Friday in the aftermath of a driving while intoxicated arrest last week, according to a news release from Deputy Chief Tom Dresner.
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In the second section of the Fox News website, below the ledes, there is a list of secondary news stories which includes "John Kerry's Daughter Arrested on Suspicion of DUI." But the arrest of GOP Senator Dick Lugar's wife, for drunk driving and hit and run, is way down in the "Politics" section. Interesting......
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A Long Island woman has been arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated with her two young children.
Suffolk County police say the 25-year-old Wyandanch woman was arrested Monday. She was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on charges of DWI, en...
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The mother accused of drunkenly taking a station wagon full of kids on a deadly hell ride on the Upper West Side has made repeated attempts to hang herself since the accident, her lawyer revealed today.
Carmen Huertas, 31, has tried to commit suicid...
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Far fewer people than usual were caught driving drunk by state police over the Thanksgiving weekend, which may reflect a change to safer driving habits.
“I do believe the message is getting out. People, when they are going to go out and drink, they make arrangements to have a designated driver. They stay put.
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SANTA FE, N.M. — A top official in Gov. Bill Richardson's cabinet has resigned over a drunken driving arrest just days after she was appointed to a spot in President Barack Obama's administration.
Secretary of Aging and Long-Term Services Cindy Padilla submitted her resignation on Oct. 26. The governor's chief of staff requested the resignation because the administration has a zero tolerance policy for drunken driving, according to a...
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The internet is a funny place. We search for information, products, places and people every day. Some people search for a New Hampshire DWI lawyer when they have been arrested for driving or boating under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Some people search for a specific New Hampshire DWI lawyer. Some of those searches are for me, Mark Stevens, and I appreciate your search for my profile, case examples, website and blog from the bottom of my...
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Inspired in part by the wrong-way crash on the Taconic Parkway that killed three young Floral Park, L.I., sisters, the state Legislature passed what it called the strictest DWI laws in the country that would stiffen penalties for drunk drivers when t...
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U.K. bankers were predictably displeased with the proposal. Robert Diamond, president of Barclays PLC (BCS), Britain's second-biggest bank, said a tax on bonuses could cause a "race to the bottom" that would put London at a disadvantage ...
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Just days after Gov. David Paterson signed a new law that cracks down on drunk drivers who endanger the lives of children, the Queens district attorney touted the success of the city’s first DWI court.DA Richard Brown announced the findings of a stud...
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WWL First News20-year-old booked with fourth DWIWDAM-TVState Trooper Bryan Zeringue tells The Courier newspaper that a breath test indicated a blood-alcohol level of .22 percent. That's well above the .08 ...20-year-old booked with fourth DWIWAFB.comWoman gets fourth DWIWDAM-TVall 18 news articles »
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Though Governor Paterson signed the nation's toughest DWI bill into law this week, making it a felony to drive drunk with a passenger under age 15, it won't apply to one man who allegedly broke it yesterday. Suffolk County police arrested Ivan Llaghza for DWI and endangering the welfare of a child, because his 5-year-old daughter was also in the car—and not in a car seat, as required by law. The Daily News notes the new law "doesn't take...
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READINGTON TWP. — Police charged a Raritan Borough (Somerset County) man with driving while intoxicated, failure to report an accident, leaving the scene of an accident, and failure to maintain lights after he pulled out of the Whitehouse Motel around...
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To impaired driving on Scott County roads, police officers, sheriff deputies and troopers will conduct extra DWI patrols as part of a Minnesota-wide crackdown throughout December.
The timing of the effort is relevant as December is among the deadliest months for alcohol-related crashes and DWI arrests, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
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A drunken driver heading the wrong way on an Interstate 94 exit ramp Saturday night in Minneapolis slammed head-on into a family's minivan, injuring the seven people inside, including a woman who lost her nearly full-term fetus, the State Patrol said.
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The Guilford County Sheriff's Office charged 18 people with driving while impaired in four hours during a weekend checkpoint.The sheriff's office led a "Booze It and Lose It" checkpoint at Guilford College Road and Big Tree Way from 11 p.m. Friday until 3 a.m. Saturday. About 30 law enforcement officers from agencies in Guilford County took part.read more
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ALBANY -- Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said yesterday the chamber's Democratic majority is agreeing to a law that will make it a felony to drive while intoxicated when a child under 15 is in the car. Silver said the Assembly's version of Leandra...
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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s Senate and Assembly leaders say they’ve agreed on toughening state law to make driving drunk with a child in the vehicle a felony.
The deal will also require offenders to have devices installed that will keep their engine f...
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Marcellus, NY -- A Phoenix man is facing a felony driving while intoxicated charge following a hit-and-run crash Saturday in Marcellus, state police said. Besides the DWI charge, Matthew G. Mieszkowski, 42, of 354 County Line Road, Phoenix, was also...
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AREA COLLEGE SOCCER ... Oneonta city police charged Hartwick College men's soccer player Steven Amaya with driving while intoxicated Sunday morning, two days after the junior midfielder was ticketed for disorderly conduct.
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A Patterson man charged with felony drunken driving after a trooper stopped him on Doansburg Road in Patterson late Friday is among 10 motorists troopers charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs over the weekend in Westchester and Putnam counties, state police said today.
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Alleged DWI cop Andrew Kelly flip-flopped when grilled by police after he'd fatally run down a Brooklyn woman, according to prosecutors.
"After being asked . . . if he had been drinking, the defendant first replied 'No,' then stated 'Not really,' ...
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After Police Officer Andrew Kelly and Detective Kevin Spellman refused to take breath tests following recent fatal car accidents, it took seven hours and 5 1⁄2 hours, respectively, for blood tests to be administered to determine their blood alcohol c...
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CONCORD – The state may have closed its program to help drunken and drugged drivers get their licenses back, but some legislators want to spend $1.7 million on private rehabilitation programs.
However, six weeks after Gov. John Lynch closed the state-run treatment program in Laconia and laid off its 26 staffers to cut costs, Health and Human Services Commissioner Nick Toumpas said he would study whether the state should get out of this...
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What do I hear for the world's slowest customized hot rod?
The answer is more than $3,000, thanks to dozens of eBay bidders fighting for a souped-up La-Z-Boy chair that became famous when its drunken owner was busted for DWI.
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Sophomore Lauren Ritchie didn't expect to be hit from behind, but it happened almost instantly. While stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic, she was rear-ended. The cause? A text message that had distracted the driver behind her.
"He was texting and I was in stopped traffic, and I guess he just looked up and realized that he was too close to me to stop, and he just slammed into the back of me," Ritchie said.
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Aggravating—the State Legislature failed to pass the bill that would make it a felony for drunk drivers to have passengers under 16. The Observer reports, "[State Senator Charles] Fuschillo and State Senator Martin Malave Dilan are standing by a bill that would make it a felony to drive with a B.A.C. of over .08 with a child in the car. A spokesman for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said yesterday that chamber would consider (and most...
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On November 5th, a Michigan State University student was killed outside Joe Louis Arena after the Red Wings-Sharks game, but no foul play was suggested by the Detroit Police in what ultimately involved an instant death followed by a horrific...
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Governor Paterson will ask legislators to pass "Leandra's Law," which would make driving drunk with a passenger under 16 a felony. Last month, 11-year-old Leandra Rosado was killed when her friend's allegedly drunk mother crashed on the West Side Highway. Governor Paterson's spokeswoman said, "Gov. Paterson is committed to stricter penalties for drunk drivers with children in the car, which is why he introduced a program bill on this issue...
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Andrew Kelly The off-duty officer who fatally ran over a woman hailing a cab in Brooklyn on a rainy night in September pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter, driving while intoxicated, and other charges yesterday. Officer Andrew Kelly, a seven-year veteran assigned to the 68th Precinct, was driving with another off-duty officer and three civilians when he struck Vionique Valnord, 32, around 1 a.m. on September 27th.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- They're not old enough to buy a beer with their own ID, but authorities say that didn't stop them from getting behind the wheel while drunk or stoned. Three of the seven motorists arrested on drunken...
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A Margaretville woman who was involved in a fatal accident Dec. 13 appeared in Delaware County Court on Monday for hearings to suppress the results of a DWI blood test and statements she made the night of the incident.Christine C. Arnao, 45, pleaded innocent in June to misdemeanor charges of aggravated DWI and a second DWI charge. The aggravated charge comes from allegedly having a blood-alcohol content of .18 or more.According to New York...
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It's a holiday weekend, and like most weekends, the LAPD is out to yank drunk drivers off the streets. This weekend they've got two DUI checkpoints, scheduled for 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. Tonight the LAPD will be on North Fairfax Avenue at Melrose Avenue [map]. Saturday night they're at South Figueroa Street at West 33rd Street [map].
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Weapons, harassment charges Martin Milita, 56, an attorney who lives in Clinton Township, was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, making terroristic threats and harassment after Patrolman David Formalarie received a...
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NEW YORK -- An off-duty New York City police detective has been arrested on a charge of drunken driving. Police said Detective James O'Connell was arrested early Friday in Queens and charged with driving while intoxicated. Michael Palladino, president of...
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A Jackson County Sheriff's Deputy claims ex-Chief Neil Smith was driving while intoxicated and failed a field sobriety test. Smith's attorney claims Smith wasn't drunk, and he has several people...
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Beam Global Spirits ;amp; Wine, Inc [Fortune Brands, Inc (NYSE:FO)], the leading American spirits company and industry leader in the battle against hardcore drunk driving, and the National Center for DWI Courts (NCDC) today joined forces in support of National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month this December.
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Former Chiefs defensive end Neil Smith is facing charges of driving while intoxicated and failing to drive in a single lane. Smith, 43, was scheduled to appear Thursday in Jackson County Circuit Court, but the matter was continued until Jan. 7, according to court records.
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Minnesota began a statewide ignition interlock program in July aimed to combat the issue of unlicensed DWI offenders continuing to drive — and drive impaired — following an arrest.
The program allows certain driving while intoxicated (DWI) offenders to regain driving privileges by having an ignition interlock device installed in their vehicles.
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DUI sobriety checkpoints do not work in stopping drunk drivers. This is the message from the American Beverage Institute in a press release today urging law enforcement agencies to forego the practice of DUI sobriety checkpoints over Thanksgiving weekend and, instead, focusing their time, effort and money toward the more effective roving DUI patrols.
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WENTWORTH -- An Eden man was sentenced Thursday for habitual impaired driving and possession of marijuana.
A Rockingham County jury found Arnold Johnson, 48, guilty on Thursday and sentenced him to 19 months to 23 months in prison.read more
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A Destin woman has been charged in the Sept. 25 accident that left her brother with serious injuries.
Theresa Dawn Strickengloss, who is 36, has been charged with DUI serious bodily injury to another and DUI property damage.
Her blood alcohol content...
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Eric J. Bredehoeft, 26, of Emma pleaded guilty before Judge Dennis A. Rolf in Circuit Court Monday, Nov. 23, to class D felony driving while intoxicated and class A misdemeanor driving without a...
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Police on Staten Island made two drunken-driving arrests on Tuesday and early yesterday morning: Richard H. Venuto, 27, of Bryson Avenue in Port Richmond, and Sharon D. Lipscomb, 38, of the 500 block of Henderson Avenue...
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A Fulton man is facing numerous charges after leading police on a chase overnight. Officers say they tried to pull over a car at the intersection of West Second Street and West Broadway, but the driver refused to stop.
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A judge has ordered a Long Island man to spend up to four years in prison for driving drunk in a high-speed crash that killed his girlfriend. Michael Bauer was sentenced Friday to 1 1/3 to four years in prison for the September 2008 crash on the Wantagh State Parkway. Prosecutors say the 53-year-old was going nearly 85 mph when he lost control and crashed into several trees.
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Wilmington Housing Authority CEO Michael Krause’s driving while impaired case was continued for a second time on Wednesday.
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The husband of an accused drunk driver is making a plea for mercy Thursday night. In an exclusive interview, the husband of Carmen Huertas defends his own decision to take their infant son out of the car before the fatal crash that killed an 11-year-old girl. He tells CBS 2 that it was all a terrible accident, not a crime. "They're putting her out there to be a monster," Huertas' husband, Eduardo Enriquez, said.
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A Slingerlands man is facing DWI and assault charges after a crash early Friday morning. According to the Albany County Sheriff's Office, the suspect struck a deputy sheriff while he was being processed for DWI.
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PEARLAND, Texas (AP) — Freshman Texas defensive back Marcus Davis is out of jail on bond after he was charged with suspicion of driving while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance, according to police spokesman.
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AYER -- A 52-year-old man with six prior drunken-driving convictions dating back to the mid-1970s showed his disdain for his latest arrest on Interstate 495 in Boxboro by making an obscene gesture while his booking photo was being taken, according to court documents.
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LOWELL -- When Lowell police caught up with a 48-year-old New York woman after she allegedly drove drunk and plowed into a parked car on Lakeview Avenue last Saturday night and then drove off, her response was an admission that "I shouldn't have taken off.
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The Monmouth County DWI Task Force, in cooperation with the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, will conduct a DWI checkpoint this weekend to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Police made five drunken-driving arrests over the weekend, two of which took place after car crashes. On Saturday, police arrested Vincent J. Rivieccio, 47, of Wildwood Lane in Rossville, and Scott Faver, 54, of Preston Avenue...
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DOVER - Police arrested Middle School Principal Larry DeYoung after he failed a field sobriety test late Sunday afternoon. This is DeYoung's second DWI arrest. The city's school board knew of the December 2008 incident, but did not punish him because it occurred on a weekend during Christmas vacation.
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WHITE PLAINS — He had alcohol on his breath, his eyes were bloodshot and glassy and he slurred his words when, according to a White Plains police report, he pointed to a woman passenger in the minivan he was driving and explained that ”I know I'm a little drunk, but she is more drunk.“
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The following have been charged with driving while impaired. A registration of .08 or higher on the Intox EC/IR II results in an automatic 30-day revocation of a driver’s license.
* Desirae Lynn Joma, 26, of Wake Forest, was cited Thursday at 4:36...
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FLEMINGTON -- For the second time in a month, Bienvenu Rwagasore, 39, of Flemington has been charged with drunken driving, according to borough police. On Nov. 22 at 9:40 p.m. Patrolman John Sellner saw Rwagasore’s Chevy minivan exit the Main...
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PEARLAND — Texas freshman defensive back Marcus Davis is out of jail on bond after he was charged with suspicion of driving while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance.
Pearland police Lt. Onesimo Lopez said Sunday that Davis was...
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No one would ever know it, but former high school French teacher Vicky Johnson once struggled with pronunciation. She recalls her Middlebury College professor making a point by telling her in very bad French, "You can't pass this class."
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Advance file photo/Chad RachmanJoseph Conway Jr., 39, a former Prince's Bay resident and longtime Pataki administration aide, was killed in this West Shore Expressway wreck early on Labor Day 2007.A former attorney for ex-Gov. George Pataki died with bruises...
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AUSTIN — Texas freshman kick returner D.J. Monroe has been suspended indefinitely after being arrested on a drunken driving charge.
Monroe was arrested on Interstate 35 hours after Texas’ win over Baylor and taken to the Hays County jail, said...
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Man arrested for allegedly going 80 mph in 55-mph zone with three kids in car.
Enrique Porras Jr., 25, was arrested and charged with drunken driving after allegedly speeding at 80 mph in a 55-mph zone with three young children in the back seat of his car, none of whom was wearing a seatbelt, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.
Porras was charged with driving while intoxicated -- his third DWI arrest, reckless driving, failure to use...
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Minnesota law enforcement will dish out extra helpings of DWI enforcement on Thanksgiving eve to curb a historically dangerous night for impaired driving.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) also is stressing safe travel for the busy holiday weekend.
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On Thursday, at about 11:30 p.m., Officer Valdez stopped a vehicle in the 1300 block of Ash. The driver, a 31-year-old Hispanic male, fled on foot. The subject was caught a short distance away and was arrested for state jail felony Unauthorized Use Of A Motor Vehicle, Evading Detention, and Driving While License Invalid.
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Michael Biby, 35, of Salem, was arrested Nov. 27 for DWI and implied consent. Biby was released from the Fulton County Jail Nov. 30 on his own recognizance. Joseph Benedict, 33, of Salem, was...
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Richardson police today released their report, including a detailed narrative, on this week's DWI arrest of Mavericks' coach Ronald "Popeye" Jones. Mark Cuban doesn't think we should care, but here's the document. Some highlights: -- Other motorists had called police,...
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A former Weston police chief has been charged with his third drunken driving offense in connection with an accident earlier this month that injured an 82-year-old woman and two other people, according to court records.
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STOP-DWI, a highway safety program, began its holiday crackdown on Nov. 20, according to a statement released by the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee.
The program will be enforced en masse until Jan. 2.
Local law enforcement agencies in every...
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St. Louis DWI offenders will receive tougher prosecutionDUIAttorney.comAfter the media broke several stories regarding the use of plea bargains to throw out first-offense DWI charges in St. Louis, Mayor Francis Slay has ordered ...
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There’s an old Russian saying: “If you see a Bulgarian in the street, beat him. He will know why.”
That used to be my attitude, at least figuratively, toward the French. As NRO readers know, I didn’t coin the phrase “cheese-eating surrender monkeys” (that was the Simpsons) but I was a, if not the, leader in popularizing the term. I have for the most part made my peace with the French (though it remains to be seen whether they have made their...
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This story is mostly about Joe Girardi helping an accident victim on his way home from the ballpark last night, but this is all kinds of fun:
Police were in the area conducting a driving while intoxicated checkpoint on the parkway. In fact, about 15 minutes earlier, Girardi had passed through a driving while intoxicated checkpoint on the parkway. Cristiano, who was working the checkpoint, congratulated him on his first win as a manager and...
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Bridgeton police nabbed two suspected illegals late Thursday night. One was found drinking with his engine running when police approached him as a possible hit and run witness.BRIDGETON — Police charged a suspected illegal alien slightly after midnight Friday with...
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Mark E. Bauder v. Commonwealth of Kentucky 2008-SC-000056-DG October 29, 2009 Opinion by Justice Cunningham; all sitting. Bauder entered a conditional plea to DUI charges, reserving his right to appeal the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence from the traffic stop as a violation of his right against unreasonable seizure. Bauder was pulled over after he turned onto a side street in order to bypass a Kentucky State Police DUI...
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Prosecutors in St. Louis are handing out stiffer penalties for drivers charged with their first DWI. The move is intended to help area leaders become more consistent in how they treat first time DWIs, the St. Louis Dispatch reports....
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PROCTOR, Minn. (AP) — It looks like the famous motorized recliner that police in northern Minnesota seized after it was driven by a drunken driver won't be going to California after all.The Proctor Police Department had put the chair on eBay and...
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Superblitz will run through Jan. 3 and be accompanied by a new DWI media campaign
The Winter DWI Superblitz will begin on Friday and run through Jan. 3 with additional sobriety checkpoints across the state and more saturation patrols.
Gov. Bill Richardson announced the Winter DWI Superblitz on Thursday and unveiled a new DWI media campaign entitled "Reverse" to accompany the increased enforcement that will run throughout the holiday season...
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This is a case of 38 yr old female who presented to us with a history of convulsions. MR imaging brain was performed and a small focus of splenium hyperintensity is noted on diffusion weighted and slightly hyperintense on FLAIR images.DiscussionFocal splenial hyperintensity has been reported in patients with clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy, epilepsy, in association with antiepileptic drug, acute cerebellitis, and stroke-like...
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Joseph John Wise IIIAn Auburn man backed out of a parking space brushing a police officers leg early Thanksgiving morning, police said. He was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated as well as unsafe backing. Auburn police were at the...
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Minnesota law enforcement will dish out extra helpings of DWI enforcement on Thanksgiving eve to curb a historically dangerous night for impaired driving.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) also is stressing safe travel for the busy holiday weekend.
In Minnesota during the last three years (2006–2008), 19 people were killed during the Thanksgiving travel period (Wed.–Sun.), according to a press release.
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YONKERS — Fifteen motorists were arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated on Thanksgiving eve at a checkpoint set up by the Westchester County Department of Public Safety.
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ALBANY -- Tougher punishment for driving drunk with a child in the vehicle remains a dream to a broken-hearted father after political disagreement in Albany stalled "Leandra's Law."
Lenny Rosado's sobbing testimony calling for a law named for...
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Minnesota law enforcement will dish out extra helpings of DWI enforcement on Thanksgiving eve to curb a historically dangerous night for impaired driving.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) also is stressing safe travel for the busy holiday weekend. In Minnesota during the last three years (2006-2008), 19 people were killed during the Thanksgiving travel period (Wednesday through Sunday).
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Jefferson County Residents are doing their part to stop drunk driving. Saturday was the 12th annual "Stop DWI Victims Panel" in Watertown where victims shared stories of their lost loved ones with community members. As our Katie Gibas tells us, those victims hoped to make an impact on the audience, which included some repeat DWI offenders.
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BRENTWOOD, L.I. -- Two Long Island men are charged with driving while intoxicated after a crash that killed a passenger. Suffolk County police said an SUV flipped over after striking a car, which was turning at a Brentwood intersection. Police...
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There's been a lack of high quality odd news the last few days, but here's what we scraped together. Enjoy.
Police selling motorized recliner made famous by DWI arrest (photo)
Muggers give Army reservist street cred during robbery
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Gregory Brunskill STATEN ISLAND, N.Y -- Warning drivers of the borough's zero-tolerance policy for drunk driving, Richmond County District Attorney Daniel Donovan today announced the recent felony DWI convictions of three drivers who will spend the holidays in jail as...
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Two Long Island men were charged with driving while intoxicated after a crash that killed a passenger. Suffolk County police said an SUV flipped over after striking a car, which was turning at a Brentwood intersection. Police said the SUV's passenger, Jose Alvarado of Brentwood, was pronounced dead at the scene. The car's driver also was charged with leaving the scene of the accident.
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Following two recent accidents where young kids perished at the hands of drunken drivers, Governor David Paterson has signed into law legislation sharply increasing the penalties for future such occurrences.
“These are the types of penalties that this state has needed for a long time,” Paterson said as he signed the law last week. read more
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Bridgeton police charged a Pittsgrove Township man with driving while intoxicated after he allegedly fled a car crash Wednesday evening.BRIDGETON * Darrin S. Durham, 18, of Fairfield Township, was arrested Thursday morning on the charges of stalking and contempt. He...
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GREENSBORO — The Guilford County Sheriff's Office said 11 people were charged with driving while impaired during a checkpoint this weekend.The "Booze It and Lose It" checkpoint ran from 11 p.m. Friday at 3 a.m. Saturday on East Market Street and Laurel Drive, across the street from N.C. A&T.read more
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Lewis W. Ludwig of Fenton, Missouri, finally runs out of luck on the roadways. After a long history of trouble with the justice system, Ludwig lost his life. Father and son may have followed a similar pattern of behavior.Contributor: Elle SanbornPublished: Nov 25, 2009
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Police responding to reports of a loud crash on Old York Road around 2:20 a.m. Oct. 31 found Kenneth M. Bender, 23, of Branchburg, at the scene of the one-car accident. Police said that he failed roadside sobriety tests and...
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OSSINING — A 24-year-old Mahopac man accused of driving severely drunk with his 5-month-old son unrestrained in the back seat could be charged with felony-level drunken driving under a new state law, authorities said today during the man’s court appearance.
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OSSINING — A 24-year-old Mahopac man accused of driving severely drunk with his 5-month-old son unrestrained in the back seat could be charged with felony-level drunken driving under a new state law, authorities said during his court appearance Tuesday.
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Bridgeton police charged two men with driving while intoxicated over the weekend.BRIDGETON* A 13-year-old Mount Vernon Street resident was arrested Sunday at 11:54 p.m. on Irving Avenue for violating the city’s juvenile curfew. She was released to a parent/guardian.* Alejandro...
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CONCORD – Wendy MacLearn left flowers by the side of the road where her father died and knows it is not enough: she doesn’t just want people to know he’s dead, she wants them to know how he died.
With the help of lawmakers, MacLearn is pushing a bill that would allow the state highway department to post signs near the site where people have been killed by drunken drivers, both as a memorial and to call attention to the dangers of driving...
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The State Senate gave final passage Wednesday to a bill making it a felony to drive drunk with a child in the car.
The legislation also requires all motorists convicted of DWI to install an ignition locking device that prevents a vehicle's engine [...]
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AUSTIN — Thanksgiving holiday travelers in Texas should buckle up this year no matter where they are seated in a vehicle.
The Department of Public Safety on Tuesday said troopers will be on patrol watching for speeders, drivers who are drunk and...
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Fair Haven Fire Chief Shaun C. Foley was officially charged Tuesday with four motor vehicle violations, including driving under the influence, in connection with a crash and incident that brought dozens of first responders to the Oceanic Bridge after he jumped into the Navesink River on Sunday.
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Police in Rye, N.H., continue to investigate allegations that a nanny stole money, antiques and jewelry from her employer, left the children home alone and then crashed her car while drunk driving.
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Beam Global Spirits & Wine and the National Center for DWI Courts Partner to ...Welt OnlineBeam Global Spirits & Wine is part of Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE:FO), a leading consumer brands company recently named one of the World's Most Admired ...and more »
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Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Popeye Jones was arrested for DUI in Richardson, Texas. As this Popeye Jones' arrest photo indicates, the former Mavs player suffered injuries to his face after police officers tried to subdue him and put him to the ground. Police arrested...read more
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Thanksgiving holiday travelers in Texas should buckle up this year no matter where they are seated in a vehicle. The Department of Public Safety on Tuesday said troopers will be on patrol watching for speeders, drivers who are drunk and anyone not properly secured by safety restraints. New laws that took effect Sept. 1 require everyone in a vehicle to wear a seat belt, no matter their age or location. The age of children required to ride in a...
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New York state has a tough new law on drunk driving that includes serious jail time for people convicted of driving drunk with a passenger under the age of 15. If a child is injured, the driver could get up to 15 years in prison, and if a child is killed, that penalty rises to 25 years. The law is aimed at catching parents and other relatives who get behind the wheel of the family car when they've had one too many.
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Turkey should be the only thing travelers indulge in this Thanksgiving.
Minnesota law enforcement will be stepping up DWI enforcement before
the holiday to curb a historically dangerous night -- Thanksgiving Eve
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By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent
A 40-year-old Burnsville man was arrested for his fourth DWI in nine years after police clocked him traveling 98 mph while driving his landlord’s minivan on Highway 13 near Louisiana Avenue on Nov. 9.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- A DWI checkpoint sends dozens to jail and more than 100 people home with citations this weekend. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police set up on Eastway Drive near Howie Circle.Officers say 20 people were charged with DWI, four others were hit with drug charges, and one warrant was served.In all, officers wrote 139 citations and arrested 24 people.
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Graduation day arrives this Friday, November 20, for five participants in Valencia Magistrate Court Judge Danny H. Hawkes’ DWI Drug Court program. Each graduate received a year of intensive monitoring, supervision and treatment for drug or alcohol abuse. Graduation ceremonies...
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A 17-year-old Auburn girl was arrested on drunken-driving charges after a crash that sent two passengers to the hospital. It is the Post-Standard's policy to not identify offenders under the age of 18, except in felony cases. State police said...
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An Ernul woman charged with DWI at a Feb. 28 checkpoint in Bridgeton is scheduled for trial in Craven County District Court on Dec. 9.
But a ruling by District Court Judge Walter Mills on pretrial motions made last week by the lawyer for Loretta...
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CARMEL — A Mahopac mother who was charged with driving while intoxicated in the summer after veering off the road while driving her daughter and four friends home from the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department fair has been sentenced to three years of probation, a court clerk said Thursday.
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A motorized La-Z-Boy used by a man who pleaded guilty to driving it drunk is going up for auction. But police said 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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A new bill requiring ignition interlock devices for everyone convicted of driving while intoxicated is expected to reach the New York State Governor's desk this week. The measure has passed the State Assembly and now needs a nod from New York's...
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CARMEL — A Mahopac mother who was charged with driving while intoxicated during the summer after veering off the road while driving her daughter and four friends home from the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department Fair has been sentenced to three years of probation, a court clerk said today.
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DUBLIN - FOOTBALL-MAD Ireland is fighting mad - and demanding justice for a disputed goal that had fans here crying 'Oui were robbed.' A blown call by referees cost the luckless Irish a spot in the World Cup in a loss to star-studded France.Ireland played the game of its life Wednesday night in a Paris stadium rocking to the cheers of visiting Irish fans. But with momentum on their side and facing a penalty shootout within minutes, the Irish...
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ST. PAUL — In July, Minnesota began a statewide ignition interlock program aimed to combat the issue of unlicensed DWI offenders continuing to drive — and drive impaired — following arrest. The program allows certain DWI offenders to regain driving privileges by having an ignition interlock device installed in their vehicles.
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He was banned from driving patrol cars, yet he was driving an undercover vehicle. He may have been on duty, and yet he was over the limit.A San Antonio police officer who killed a motorist while responding to a call three years ago was charged with driving while intoxicated Friday after wrecking an undercover police car, internal police documents obtained by the San Antonio Express-News show.Officer Winder Amedalio Morales, 33, who reportedly...
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Gov. David Paterson has signed a state law that makes driving drunk with a child in the vehicle a felony. "Leandra's Law" is named for 11-year-old Leandra Rosado, who was killed when a station wagon full of children driven by a mother accused of drunken driving crashed in Manhattan on Oct. 11.
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Oneida County law enforcement agencies want you to enjoy the holiday, but they also want you to be smart. This week various agencies will increase sobriety checkpoints and specialized DWI patrols.
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ALBANY -- New York's Senate and Assembly leaders say they've agreed on toughening state law to make driving drunk with a child in the vehicle a felony.
The deal will also require offenders to have devices installed that will keep their engine from...
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On Sunday, at about 2:25 a.m., Officer Brown stopped a vehicle in the 2000 block of Barrow. The driver, a 23-year-old white female, was intoxicated and was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated. She also had a suspended license and was charged with that offense as well. This incident is the 487th DWI in Abilene since January 1st.
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A Port Byron man on Tuesday was sentenced to the maximum prison term for his fifth felony driving while intoxicated conviction since 1991. In Cayuga County Court, Jeff O'Connell, 41, of 7516 Butternut Dr., received concurrent sentences of 2 and...
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The New York State Assembly says it vote on and likely pass a tough new drunk driving bill named after Leandra Rosado, an 11-year-old girl who was killed last month when the car she was riding in was driven by an allegedly drunk driver and crashed on the Henry Hudson Parkway.
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The New York State Assembly says it will now support a tough new drunk driving bill named after Leandra Rosado, an 11-year-old girl who was killed last month when the car she was riding in was driven by an allegedly drunk driver and crashed on the Henry Hudson Parkway.
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The wife of the most senior Republican in the Senate was arrested Wednesday night after her vehicle struck a parked car. Police said Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar's wife, Charlene, drove her car into the parked vehicle just after 6:15 p.m. Wednesday in their McLean, Va., neighborhood. No injuries were reported.
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McLEAN, Va. — The wife of U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., has been charged with drunken driving and hit-and-run after hitting a parked car in northern Virginia. Fairfax County Police say an officer stopped 76-year-old Charlene Lugar Wednesday evening at a McLean intersection after seeing damage to her car and smoke coming from the hood.
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New Jersey State Police troopers from the Woodstown barracks responded to 14 residential alarms during the period of Nov. 9 through Nov. 15. Troopers conducted 34 property checks of area businesses, public facilities and private residences.Troopers responded to 20 calls...
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From blog.nj.com
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MADD Praises for Albany,NY,USA -MADD (PR) -17 Nov 2009: -- Many of you have heard about recent drunk driving crashes in New York that claimed the lives of several children. MADD has been working with political leaders in the state and we have some exciting news... Yesterday, the New York legislature and Governor Paterson came to an agreement on lifesaving legislation. The legislation was signed this afternoon. This makes New York the...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas freshman kick returner D.J. Monroe has been charged with drunken driving after an arrest.
Monroe was arrested on Interstate 35 and taken to the Hays County jail, said Lt. Ler oy Opiela of the Hays County Sheriff’s office. He was released Sunday morning after posting $3,000 bond.
Opiela said he did not [...]
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From kohm.org
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Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says the chamber's Democratic majority is agreeing to a version of a law that will make it a felony to drive while intoxicated when a child under age 15 is in the car. Silver said the Assembly's version of Leandra's Law would be the toughest in the nation by far.
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From 1010wins.com
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Man arrested in DWI related crash
Fermin Lopez, 42, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated driving while intoxicated, failure to maintain traffic lanes, driving on an expired license, leaving the scene of an accident, and having an open container of an alcoholic beverage inside his vehicle, State Police Lt. Eric Garcia said.
This is Lopez's fourth DWI arrest, Garcia said.
Lopez refused to submit to an alcohol blood concentration breath...
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From abqjournal.com
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The case of a driver who police say struck and killed a mother and her daughter in June as they were leaving the girl's dance class continues to make its way through the court system. Zacaria Conses-Garcia, 35, is charged with two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide in the June 8 deaths of Lori Donohue, 37, and her daughter, Kayla, 8, of Southeast.
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From lohud.com
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An East Greenbush man was released from Albany Medical Center and promptly arrested for DWI for allegedly crashing his car under the influence on Sunday evening, injuring a man and his 14-year-old daughter.
East Greenbush Police escorted Oscar L....
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A grant from the Governor's Highway Safety Program will pay for a new DWI court for Wayne County, said District Attorney Branny Vickory and his staff. It's one of two recently-obtained grants that will fund new positions at the...
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From newsargus.com
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A Milwaukee columnist offers this follow-up on the motorized recliner that 62-year-old Dennis LeRoy Anderson crashed into a parked car after it unexpectedly popped a wheelie. Anderson was busted for drunken driving, and a judge ordered the chair forfeited to...
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From blogs.kansascity.com
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Chief Justice John Roberts spoke out in vain Tuesday against a lower court ruling he says will "grant drunk drivers 'one free swerve'" that could potentially end someone's life. Roberts wanted the Supreme Court to review the lower court ruling but he failed to persuade enough of his colleagues. The court declined to hear an appeal from Virginia officials who had their drunk driving conviction of Joseph A. Moses Harris, Jr. thrown out by that...
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