The Huntington Beach city council has voted against a proposal that would have allowed the police department to post mug shots on Facebook of those arrested for DUI in California. One council member had recommended posting the names and faces of repeat drunk driving offenders on the social networking site in an effort to shame them into changing their behavior. His original goal was to post photos of all accused of DUI in California.

The police opposed the plan, saying it would alienate the area residents. Council members voting against the idea said it would damage the city’s image and potentially embarrass family members who were not involved with drinking and driving. California DUI criminal defense lawyers and privacy advocates were concerned about the posting of suspect photos on-line, citing a presumption of innocence until proven guilty.

Huntington Beach and its ocean front location draws many to its downtown bars and restaurants. The city, with a population of 200,000 has the highest ranking in the state for alcohol related traffic deaths among cities of similar size.

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A study conducted by the University of Minnesota determined that one in every 12 fans leaves a major sporting event while intoxicated. Researchers measuring the blood alcohol content of 382 adults who had attended baseball and football games found that 8 percent of the fans registered a blood alcohol content in excess of the legal threshold for intoxication, 0.08%. Those participating in tailgating activities before a game were 14 times more likely to be drunk when leaving the sports venue.

In 2006, the team of researchers would approach fans at professional sporting events and ask them to submit to an anonymous breath test and answer a five minute survey. Many resisted, perhaps not wanting to know the result or an interest in leaving the stadium and getting home. An average of 20 fans per event did participate in the study. 58% of them were male, and 55% were between the ages of 21 and 35.

The significant concern is that the intoxicated fans likely would be driving home, leading to drunk driving accidents and injuries. Some have used the study to ask stadiums, universities and other sporting venues to conduct better sobriety checks, discourage tailgating and limit drinks served to fans during events.

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A judge in Clarke County State Court found Christina Lori Parks in violation of the terms of her probation relating to a Georgia DUI conviction, and ordered her to be held in the county jail. Around 5:00 pm, as Parks waited for van to transport her to the jail, she managed to slip out of her handcuffs and the restraint chair to which she had been chained. At one point she reportedly approached a man who let her use his cell phone. Her face was bruised and she told the man she was trying to get away from her boyfriend. She then convinced the man to give her a ride to a house thought to be inhabited by a former boyfriend.

Police initially checked the bar where Parks' boyfriend worked. They then surrounded the ex-boyfriend's house and waited until they saw Parks' look out a window. Around 7:00 pm, they entered the house and arrested Parks on charges of escape, violating parole and obstruction of a police officer.

Last July Parks was placed on two years probation after being found guilty of driving under the influence in Athens-Clarke County Georgia. She was also ordered to enroll in a drug court program, complete community service, participate in a victim impact panel and attend GA DUI school. She has been found in violation of her parole several times over the past 6 months. Then on January 11 she was found in violation again after drinking and committing simple battery, leading a judge two days later to sentence Parks to jail during a status hearing.

The county sheriff's department has said it will review its procedures for securing arrestees.

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Motley Crue singer Vince Neil is to be sentenced to two weeks in jail for driving under the influence in Las Vegas. The 49-year old agreed to plead guilty before a judge on January 26. His jail sentence will begin on February 15. Neil will also be sentenced to two weeks of house arrest. Under Nevada DUI law, the minimum sentence was two days in jail.

Neil was stopped for speeding and weaving between lanes last June while driving his Lamborghini around 11:00 pm. He claimed to have consumed three glasses of champagne before his arrest. The police report indicated he swayed, had bloodshot eyes, smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech. Neil failed a field sobriety test and a breath test registered a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit for intoxicated driving in Nevada.

Just days before his arrest for NV DUI, he had declared he had stopped using drugs twenty years ago and did not drink to excess. In a statement released this week, he said he has recognized that "you can’t drink and drive at all." He accepted full responsibility for the incident.

Neil was driving drunk in December 1984 when he crashed his vehicle after a trip to a California liquor store, killing one passenger and seriously injuring two others. He plead guilty to manslaughter and spent 20 days in jail. He also was ordered to pay $2.5 million in restitution to the victims.

Neil moved to the Las Vegas area in the mid-90s, where he owns restaurants, a charter airline service and tattoo shops.

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A law enforcement campaign conducted over the holidays netted 876 arrests for driving under the influence in King County. The initiative called 'Drive Hammered, Get Nailed' was held between November 25, 2010 and January 2, 2011. It involved 25 local police departments supported by the Washington State Patrol and the King County Target Zero Traffic Safety Task Forces. Additional WA DUI patrols were funded by a grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.

Across the state, 3,577 motorists were arrested for DUI in Washington over the holidays.

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The first round draft pick of the Houston Astros was arrested early Sunday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence by Athens-Clarke County, Georgia police. Delino DeShields, Jr., 18, was charged with three misdemeanor offenses: GA DUI, underage possession of alcohol and driving the wrong way on a one way street. He was booked into jail and released two hours later after posting $2500 bail.

The Astros organization has said it is a police matter and they will address the issue when appropriate. DeShields was the eighth player selected during the 2010 major league baseball draft. He received a $2.15 million signing bonus. DeShields was an outfielder for his high school in south suburban Atlanta, though the Astros project using his speed and glove skills at second base.

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A Polk County Florida Sheriff's deputy was arrested for drunk driving in Winter Haven. Chad Jackson was stopped around 2:00 Saturday morning after a traffic deputy sheriff observed erratic driving. Jackson was off-duty in his personal GMC pick-up truck at the time of the traffic stop. Jackson admitted to having been drinking and he failed a field sobriety test.

Jackson was booked on charges of driving under the influence in Florida at the Polk County Jail. He posted bond and was released Saturday afternoon.

Jackson, 22, has been with the sheriff's office since 2008. His latest assignment had been Central District Patrol, which covered the Winter Haven area. He has been suspended pending completion of an internal investigation.

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A 32-year old man from Indiana County has been charged with multiple offenses following an arrest Pennsylvania State Police. Steven Joseph Perez wrecked his vehicle early Saturday morning after allegedly leaving a domestic disturbance scene. As police initiated a PA DUI arrest, Perez kicked one officer in the chest and tried several times to headbutt other troopers.

While being booked on charges of driving under the influence in Pennsylvania, Perez asked to use the restroom and then tried to flee the police barracks. He was taken to the Indiana County Jail where he is awaiting arraignment.

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Former WWE RAW general manager and announcer Mike Adamle was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in suburban Chicago early Thursday morning. Adamle was stopped in Evanston, Illinois around 1:00 am after failing to obey a red flashing traffic signal. The officer suspected intoxication and had Adamle perform a field sobriety test, which he reportedly failed. He also exhibited 'erractic behavior'.

Adamle was taken to a hospital to conduct a drug test and then was booked at the police station for suspicion of Illinois DUI and two other charges. He is scheduled to appear in court on February 14. The police commander has ordered Adamle's arrest mug shot to not be released.

Adamle is currently the sports director for the NBC affiliate in Chicago. He played football for the Chicago Bears and was an All-American at Northwestern University.

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Officers and paramedics in the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles were dispatched around 1:30 am after reports of a bicycle/vehicle accident. While investigating the scene, the officers observed a group of 15 bike riders using both the north and southbound lanes. None of the cyclists were wearing safety helmets and dim lighting made them vulnerable to passing motorists.

The California Highway Patrol officers decided to stop the group and conduct field sobriety tests to check for intoxication. Five riders, including the one involved in the accident, were cited for 'operating a bicycle while under the influence' and released. Under California DUI law, drunk bicycle riders are subject to a fine of up to $250 and incarceration until the suspect sobers up. The arrest is noted on a criminal record but does not impact one's insurance or driving record.

The suspects ranged in age from 18 to 22.

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A California Highway Patrol officer stopped a truck in Riverside County on suspicion of DUI. The vehicle was occupied by two men, and a brown and white female goat in the front passenger seat. The man in the back seat attempted to run away but "fell flat on his face." Neither man claimed ownership of the goat, leading officers to suspect that the animal had been stolen.

The Department of Animal Services took custody of the goat, and it is reportedly resting comfortably at a county animal shelter.

Neither the identities or the criminal status of the men are known.

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The waitress from Central Florida who claimed to have had an affair with golfer Tiger Woods has been sentenced to one year in jail for drunk driving. Mindy Lawton entered a no contest plea in Orange County court last Friday to charges of driving under the influence in Florida. In addition to the jail sentence, she was placed on five years of probation, had her license revoked for 180 days and ordered to perform 50 hours of community service.

Lawton's FL DUI arrest occurred in early 2009 after she crashed into another car. Her blood alcohol content was reportedly .18%. The driver of the other vehicle suffered broken ribs, back and facial injuries, and cited memory loss.

Lawton, 34, said she met Tiger Woods in 2006 while working as a manager at Perkins Restaurant. Graphic details of their affair were revealed after Woods crashed his SUV on Thanksgiving Day in 2009 following an argument with his wife, Elin.

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Law enforcement efforts across the state netted a total of 1556 charges of suspicion of driving under the influence in Colorado. The arrests were made between November 23 and January 3 as part of a special 'Heat Is On' campaign against drunk or impaired drivers. There were 1630 Colorado DUI arrests made during the same time period last year.

During the holidays, 41 people died in vehicular accidents, with one third of them being attributable to alcohol impairment. There were 5 alcohol related deaths around Thanksgiving, 9 during the entire month of December and zero during New Year's celebrations.

A spokesperson for the Colorado State Patrol said that law enforcement will remain vigilant in keeping the highways safe during the coming year. This year 668 people took a 'Plan Ahead Pledge' organized by the Colorado Department of Transportation that encouraged safe driving alternatives, such a using public transit, taking a cab or designating a sober driver.

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Actress Jaime Pressly was stopped in Santa Monica around 11:00 Wednesday night on a traffic violation and charged with driving under the influence in California after failing a field sobriety test.

Pressly was taken to the Santa Monica jail where bail was set at $15,000. That is significantly higher than the average bail for a CA DUI offense.

Pressly, 33, co-starred in the NBC hit 'My Name is Earl' between 2005 and 2009, earning an Emmy for her role in 2007.

UPDATE: Actress had blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit

The result of a breath test conducting during Jaime Pressly's arrest for drunk driving in Santa Monica showed that she had a BAC of .22%. The legal limit for intoxication in California is .08%.

Pressly was stopped for a traffic violation around 11:00 pm on January 5. After being booked for California DUI, the star of 'My Name Is Earl' television series spent the night in jail before posting $15,000 bail.

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A 50-year old man arrived in the Washington County courthouse Tuesday to be arraigned on charges of driving under the influence in Oklahoma. The judge detected alcohol on him and added charges of public intoxication.

Tommy Joe Thomison had been arrested for Oklahoma DUI on Saturday after being stopped for having a loud muffler. When the judge suspected alcohol in court on Tuesday, she asked Thomison if he had driven himself to court. When he said he had, the judge asked him to sit down while a deputy was called. Thomison was given a field sobriety test, which he reportedly failed, leading to the extra charge.

Thomison has at least two OK DUI convictions on his driving record and he was arrested for public intoxication in 2007.

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The California Highway Patrol announced that it made 499 arrests for driving under the influence across the state on New Years Eve. That is a drop from 527 CA DUI arrests made in 2009. The arrests were made during a 12-hour window between 6:00 pm Friday and 6:00 am Saturday.

In the Bay Area, 64 motorists were charged with DUI in California, down from 92 last year. 108 were charged with drunk driving in Los Angeles and 60 were charged with DUI in San Diego.

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Last December 12, an 18-year old driver of a Ford Focus ran a stop sign, hit a curb, crashed through a fence and ended up stuck between two houses, five feet off the ground. Police in San Pedro speculate that the driver never hit the brakes.

Neither the driver or a passenger in the Ford were seriously injured. The driver was charged with driving under the influence in California.

Both houses were significantly damaged. One had recently been sold and the owners had planned to move the following week.

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A 77-year old grandmother was arrested for driving under the influence in Tennessee after leading cops on a brief chase. Syble Dickens ignored the flashing emergency lights and siren of Henry County deputies and dodged spike strips. When finally stopped she said she was still having a "good time".

Dickens was charged with drunken driving in Tennessee, speeding, failure to stop and several additional offenses. Her 20-year grandson reportedly slept through the entire incident. He was charged with public intoxication.

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The head of the NYC Ballet was arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated in New York early January 1. Peter Martins was stopped at a sobriety checkpoint in Yonkers just before 2:00 am Saturday.

A spokesperson with the Westchester County Department of Public Safety says that Martins was one of 14 motorists arrested for New York DWI at different checkpoints that evening. Martins was charged with a misdemeanor as it is his first offense.

Martins, 64, was the principal dancer for the city ballet company before becoming balletmaster in 1981. Since then he has also assumed creative direction and choreographed more than 80 ballets. The company declined to talk about the incident.

UPDATE: Ballet Director New York DWI

Accused of NY DWI, Ballet Director Pleads Guilty to Lesser Offense
Peter Martins admits to DWAI in New York

The director of the New York City Ballet has entered a guilty plea to driving while ability impaired, and was fined $300. Peter Martins was arrested on January 1 at a sobriety checkpoint in Westchester County. He was originally charged with the more serious offense of driving while intoxicated in New York. DWAI involving alcohol is considered a traffic offense rather than a criminal act. It is typically charged when an officer suspects impairment and the motorist has a BAC below 0.08%.

Police say that Martin’s 2005 Bentley had damage to a passenger side tire, indicating possible striking of a curb. Martins reportedly failed several field sobriety tests and refused to submit to a breath test to check his BAC.

The ballet company has said it is glad the issue has been resolved. Martins, 64, joined the NYC Ballet in 1970 as a principal dancer and he became its director in 1990.

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The Governor's Office of Highway Safety released the number of arrests for drunk driving in Arizona during the holidays. Between Thanksgiving and New Year's, 3534 arrests for suspicion of driving under the influence were made statewide.

The East Valley Task Force, covering Phoenix, made the most arrests with 1,862. The Southern Arizona DUI Task Forced netted 397 DUI arrests and the West Valley DUI Task Force made 365 arrests. The task forces are comprised of local, county and state law enforcement agencies. Of those arrested, 10% had a prior drinking and driving offense on their driving record. Nearly 25% had a blood alcohol content in excess of .15%, which is considered an Extreme DUI in Arizona.

The total number of Arizona DUI arrests was down from 2009 when 4,693 motorists were charged with suspicion of drunk driving during the same time frame.

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Police conducting a roadside investigation of a suspected drunk driver found 23 cases of beer in the vehicle. Ramiro Martinez Santos was arrested around 9:00 pm by the Albertville Police Department. He was charged with driving under the influence in Alabama and felony transportation of alcohol. Santos, 35, was booked at the Albertville City Jail.

Under state law, a person can only transport up to 5 gallons of alcohol without a special license.

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In the over 200 new state laws that went into effect on January 1, one increases the fee associated with processing a violation for driving under the influence in Illinois. The measure raises the fee from $500 to $750. It also gives the municipality where the IL DUI arrest occurred a bigger portion of the fee.

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A driver suspected of driving under the influence in Washington lost control of his vehicle and struck a propane tank, causing it to explode into flames. David L. Dalgliesh was traveling westbound on a two lane road in Sedro Woolley around 8:15 pm New Year's Eve when his 1987 Ford Mustang slid off the highway. The ensuing explosion destroyed the vehicle and a house.

Dalgliesh, 45, was taken to a local medical center for treatment of injuries and burns. The occupant in the house managed to escape uninjured.

Washington State Patrol deputies believe alcohol was a contributing factor in the accident and are considering filing charges of DUI in Washington against Dalgliesh.

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A new Minnesota DWI law went into effect on January 1 that gives motorists an option to continue driving after an arrest for drunk driving. An ignition interlock device can be installed that measures the blood alcohol content of the driver. If the breath sample is below the pre-set maximum of .02%, the vehicle can be started. The system also requires intermittent samples to continue driving.

Motorists must pay about $300 for the installation of the interlock system and a maintenance and operations fee of more than $100 per month. It is estimated that less than 20 percent of those arrested for DWI in Minnesota will be able to afford the option.

First offenders of driving while intoxicated in Minnesota typically have their licenses suspended for 6 months. Those who agree to install an interlock can begin driving after waiting one month. The cost of having a license reinstated is an additional $700.

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An Ohio man suspected of driving under the influence in the Cleveland area gave police an unusual excuse for his actions. William Liston told officers that, "Ozzy Osbourne and his music made me do it".

Liston, 33, was stopped by police in Solon on Christmas Eve after reportedly running an SUV off the road. Officers found four different types of prescription pills in a bottle in Liston's coat pocket. Liston is scheduled to be arraigned today in a Cuyahoga County Court on charges of DUI in Ohio.

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A bicyclist began the New Year behind bars after being charged with DUI in Naples. The Florida Highway Patrol stopped Richard Morrille Nacy around 9:30 pm Friday for riding without proper lights. He was subsequently arrested for drunken riding. Nacy, 59, was booked into jail while his bike was taken by a towing company and held in a storage yard.

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The founder of Ron Jon Surf Shops was arrested for driving under the influence in Florida Thursday afternoon after being spotted weaving and nearly hitting another vehicle while in his pick-up truck on Merritt Island. According to the arrest report, Ron DiMenna had trouble walking and slurred his speech, and when officers searched the vehicle they found a half full 20-oz can of the high alcohol/energy drink Four Loko. DiMenna refused to submit to a breath or blood test to check his BAC.

DiMenna was booked at the Brevard County Detention Center on suspicion of Florida DUI. He was later released after posting $5,500 bond. DiMenna has two previous arrests for DUI. In 2005 he pled guilty to reckless driving, and in 2007 he was convicted of drunk driving in Florida and had his driver's license suspended for 6 months. In 1994 DiMenna was pardoned by the New Jersey governor for 1970's convictions for drug possession.

The 73-year old DiMenna started the iconic surf shop in New Jersey in 1959.

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Midway through a statewide campaign to crackdown on drunk and impaired drivers in Minnesota, the DWI arrest totals have reached 675. Approximately 400 law enforcement agencies are participated in the initiative that will continue through New Year's.

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety is coordinating the campaign. Federal grants totaling $350,000 are being used to pay for 7,000 hours of overtime and additional law enforcement.

The 2007-2009 three year total of arrests for driving while intoxicated in Minnesota during the month of December is 8,503.

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The former leader of the Indiana Republican Party was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving. James Louis Kittle was stopped in Hamilton County Tuesday evening on a traffic violation. After he failed a field sobriety test and registered 0.10% on a portable breath tester, Kittle was charged with driving under the influence in Indiana. He was booked at the Hamilton County Jail and his bond was set at $2,500.

Kittle, 67, was head of the state GOP between 2002 and 2006, and long recognized as a political kingmaker. The Kittle family is well known for a group of regional furniture stores started by James' grandfather in 1932.

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On Tuesday morning an on-duty Florida Highway Patrol trooper was charged with FL DUI. The St Lucie Sheriff's Office reports that Lisa Orshowitz struck a curb with her patrol car resulting in a flat tire. She continued to drive to the Delray Courthouse and used the radio to call for help. Responding officers said Orshowitz had slurred speech, small pupils and could not maintain her balance. She failed several field sobriety tests.

Orshowitz, 36, said that she had taken four sleeping pill the night before. She was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in Florida. After being transported to jail, she posted $350 bond and was released.

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United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood feels that motorists exercising their right to refuse taking a breath test to check blood alcohol content is a legal loophole that needs to be closed. Saying that "refusing a breathalyzer is a persistent, ongoing problem", LaHood advocates a national 'no-refusal' strategy for the upcoming holidays.

The implication is that those who refuse to submit to a breath test have something to hide, and by not providing evidence, there is a better chance of avoiding a conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol. DUI criminal defense attorneys counter that the current social pressure is for law enforcement to arrest motorists with any presence of alcohol. The zero tolerance attitude makes little distinction between responsible social drinkers and chronic DUI offenders. The average blood alcohol content of repeat offenders is nearly twice the legal of 0.08%. In those cases, there is typically additional evidence available to the prosecution to make a case for intoxicated driving.

'No refusal' policies have been implemented in several locations across the US, including Austin, Texas, where the police chief utilizes search warrants to secure blood draws in suspected cases of drunk driving in Texas.

LaHood announced his 'no refusal' goal on Monday as part of a holiday crackdown on drunk driving. The federal government is advising local law officers to use search warrants to obtain blood samples from those who have refused to submit to a breath test.

Last Saturday, Odessa Police arrested an 18-year man who crashed his car into a house, killing a 72-year old man inside. Frederick Gardea Gonzalez was driving a vehicle at a high rate of speed when he left the road, crossed a field and became airborne. The car went completely through the home of James and Melba Paysinger, coming to a stop in the backyard.

James Paysinger was pronounced dead at a local hospital. His wife suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Gonzalez was charged with manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon. On Sunday, he remained held on $100,000 bond at the Ector County Detention Center.

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Statistics from a federal study show Wisconsin has the highest rate of drivers accused of driving under the influence of alcohol. 23.7% of all drivers 16 years or older were said to operate a motor vehicle while impaired last year. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, an additional 1 in 20 drivers in Wisconsin operated a vehicle while under the influence of drugs.

Other states with the highest number of drunk drivers include Minnesota, Nebraska, Connecticut, Massachusetts, North Dakota, South Dakota, Rhode Island and Wyoming. Those with the lowest percentage of intoxicated drivers include Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, West Virginia, New Jersey and New York.

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Formal charges were filed against a school bus driver accused of operating a bus while under the influence of alcohol. Reportedly the driver became inebriated during a dinner break at a steakhouse and sports grille in Portage Michigan. Witnesses in the restaurant thought the driver was drunk, so they contacted the police. The driver managed to drive to a local mall and pick-up 36 eighth and ninth grade students and three teachers around 6:00 pm, at the end of an all-day field trip.

Jennifer Lynne Moore was charged with DUI in Michigan, child endangerment and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with an occupant under the age of 16. Her blood alcohol content was .16%, more than 10 times the limit for a school bus operator.

Moore, 47, was hired by the Coloma School District in 2009. A school superintendent said a background check was performed, though it was recently learned that Moore had a prior conviction for Georgia DUI on her record. The school said it would review its hiring and employee background policy to avoid similar incidents.

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A man from Prescott Valley was found passed out behind the wheel of his SUV last Thursday. Around 3:25 in the afternoon, police responded to reports of an unresponsive driver in a vehicle with the engine revving. Officers said that Lloyd Kennie had his foot on the accelerator and one hand on the gear shift and another on the steering wheel. The vehicle was in a school bus stop and a bus had to drop off students at an alternate location. An open bottle of alcohol was found in the back seat of the SUV.

Kennie, 41, registered a blood alcohol content of .335%, more than four times the legal limit for intoxication in Arizona. A BAC in excess of .15% is considered extreme DUI and above .20% super extreme DUI. He is facing charges of aggravated driving under the influence in Arizona, extreme DUI, super extreme DUI, driving with a suspended license and for having an open container.

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Poker pro John Racener was arrested for driving under the influence in Tampa Florida after being stopped shortly after 4:00 am Saturday morning. Racener reportedly refused to submit to a breath test. He was released Saturday afternoon after posting bond.

The 24-year old won $5.5 million coming in second during the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event last month in Las Vegas. He also placed fourth last week the World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Classic and earned $232,000.

This is Racener's third arrest for drunk driving since 2005. He is a resident of Tampa.

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A Florida Panhandle man was arrested for drunk driving and using his son to bypass a court ordered ignition interlock device. A passenger in his pick-up truck was also arrested for trying to shoot at a robo-deer set up by a state agency to combat poaching.

Two officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission were working near a decoy in a wildlife management area when they spotted a pick-up stop nearby. A passenger in the vehicle climbed into the truck bed with a rifle and started to target the deer. When the officers identified themselves, Nicholas Tyler Burdeshaw jumped out of the truck and was nearly run over by the escaping driver. He ran into the woods where he was soon apprehended. Burdeshaw was charged with night hunting and, because he is a convicted sex offender, felon in possession of a firearm.

The officers investigated the truck driver and discovered that he had multiple convictions for Florida DUI and had an ignition interlock in his vehicle. The unidentified driver refused to submit to a breath test. Authorities determined that the man had used his 17-year old son to breath into the special alcohol detecting device in order to start the truck. The man was charged with non-felony, simple FL DUI, as well as night hunting.

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Mario Elie, assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings basketball team, has been arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in California. Around 1:15 Thursday morning, California Highway Patrol stopped Mario in downtown Sacramento for having a broken taillight on his 1993 Mercedes. The officer said he detected alcohol and signs of impairment, and asked Mario to submit to a series of field sobriety tests. Mario reportedly registered a blood alcohol content above 0.08%. He was booked on charges of CA DUI at the Sacramento County Jail.

Mario, 47, is a first year coach with the Kings. He played for seven teams in the NBA during an eleven year career.

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A Bartlesville man being arraigned on charges of driving under the influence in Oklahoma allegedly fell down drunk in front of a judge. Mark Watson was arrested for drunk driving around 2:30 am Sunday morning after being involved in a hit and run accident. He had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and smelled of alcohol. When asked about the accident, Watson reportedly told officers, "I'm (expletive) drunk, I was driving but I did not run the stop sign. That (expletive) hit me." After refusing to submit to a field sobriety test, he continued with his tirade, saying, "I ain't taking no (expletive) test. I'm (expletive) drunk. I'm blind anyways and I can't drive." He then kicked the arresting officer.

When Watson appeared in court Monday morning, he was seated in a jury box when he fell and struck his head. Sheriff's deputies administered a breath test and field sobriety tests and determined he was drunk. The judge doubled Watson's bond to $15,000 and restricted him from consuming alcohol or being in places that serve alcohol.

Watson, 41, was originally charged with Oklahoma DUI, leaving the scene of an accident, driving with a suspended driver's license and assault on a police officer. The DA's office is considering public intoxication charges following the arraignment incident. Watson is due back in Washington County court on January 14, 2011.

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The University of Nebraska football team has suspended starting defensive tackle Baker Steinkuhler following an arrest for DUI in Lincoln. Police say the 21-year old was stopped around 1:45 Tuesday morning for driving without his headlights and for making a turn without signaling. Steinkuhler had a blood alcohol content of 0.115 percent. He is of legal drinking age but the threshold for intoxication while driving in Nebraska is 0.08%. Steinkuhler was booked for suspicion of drunk driving in Nebraska and is set to appear in Lancaster County court on January 4.

Coach Bo Pelini said that Steinkuhler will not join the football team for the Holiday Bowl in San Diego on December 30. The 6'6", 290-pound Steinkuhler has played a key defensive role for the Huskers this season, starting all 13 games and collecting 46 tackles and 3-1/2 sacks.

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Police say a man drag racing in a dump truck was driving while intoxicated when he slammed into an oncoming vehicle, killing an elderly man.

Witnesses say that just before 5:00 pm Everado Nieto was driving one of two landscaping trucks stopped at a traffic light, apparently drag racing. Nieto was heading eastbound on Jericho Turnpike in a 2000 Ford dump truck when he crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a Mercedes Benz. The 86-year old male passenger in the Mercedes was killed. His 84-year old wife, who was driving, survived with critical injuries. A 63-year old passenger in the dump truck was also seriously injured.

Nieto, 32, was charged with New York DWI, aggravated vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter, assault and reckless driving and aggravated vehicular assault. He was being held on $500,000 bail after an arraignment last Tuesday. His driving record shows that his license had been suspended for 90 days last year after an arrest for driving while impaired and reckless driving in New York City. Nieto did have a valid license at the time of the crash.

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The Alabama State Patrol said it made 144 arrests for driving under the influence during their 'Take Back Our Highways' safety campaign. Conducted over the long Thanksgiving weekend, extra patrols were used to target drunk driving, speeding and seat belt violations.

The initiative started at 6:00 pm Wednesday and ended at midnight Sunday. In addition to the Alabama DUI arrests, 3,087 speeding tickets and 793 seat belt or child restraint citations were issued. 412 accidents were investigated that left six dead.

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John Katonah, the owner of a Christian radio station in upstate New York, was arrested in Palm Beach County Florida on an outstanding warrant and extradited to New York. Katonah is said to have violated a judge's protection order requiring him to stay away from his family.

In addition to violation of the protection order, Katonah recently was charged with criminal trespass after he was discovered in a neighbor's barn, and with driving while intoxicated in New York.

Katonah is a former town councilmember in Montgomery, New York. He was arrested for reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm in 2005, and for criminal mischief associated with a domestic dispute in 2008.

On the current violation, he remains in Orange County NY jail on $10,000 bond.

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It appears the impact of consuming alcohol goes beyond humans. In northeastern India, elephants broke into earthenware vessels containing a fermented rice based drink made by remote villagers, and proceeded to get drunk. Over a four day rampage, a herd of 70 elephants killed three people and destroyed 60 homes in several villages in the states of Orissa and West Bengal.

The villagers had stockpiled the alcoholic beverage for an upcoming festival, and the elephants found it. The interaction between man and beast has become more frequent as villagers encroach on traditional elephant grazing grounds. The pachyderms have become semi-urbanized, no longer avoiding contact with humans and actively seeking out tastier foods found in villages.

During the latest incident, the elephants staggered around while intoxicated, causing mayhem and damage. They were found later sleeping off their hangovers. Elephants kill about 400 people are killed each year in India and destroy 2.5 million acres of farmland. Approximately 100 elephants are killed.

A woman suspected of drunk driving lead police on a high speed chase from East LA to Garden Grove late Monday night. The incident began around 11:12 pm on the Long Beach Freeway when the unidentified driver of a Toyota Corolla failed to yield and fled from a California Highway Patrol officer. At first hitting speeds of 90 mph, the chase continued on the San Gabriel River Freeway and the Santa Ana Freeway at speeds of up to 120 mph.

The chase ended at 11:44 pm on Garden Grove Boulevard, west of Knott Street. The driver was arrested for several traffic offenses and for driving under the influence in California.

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An off-duty officer with the New York Police Department was charged with DWI early Thanksgiving Day. Anthony Rodriguez was found around 3:00 am asleep at the wheel of his car, parked in a no-standing zone. He refused to submit to a breath test and the arrest report said he had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech.

Rodriguez is the second officer in a week to be arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated in New York, and the fifth officer booked on criminal charges in the same time frame.

NYPD has suspended Rodriguez pending an investigation.

Have you been arrested for an NY DWI and are looking for the best qualified DWI defense attorney to help you with your New York DWI case? ]]> http://www.dui.com/dui-library/colorado/news/colorado-drunk-driver-pulls-gun-at-mcdonalds-drive-thru Teen arrested nearby by police Fred Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:22:33 -0600 Colorado DUI DUI driving under the influence drunk driver

A nineteen-year old pulled a gun on a McDonald's employee at a drive-thru window in Colorado Springs around 11:20 Saturday night. Police stopped Delteek Wilson shortly after and arrested the teen for felony menacing, prohibited use of a weapon and driving under the influence in Colorado.

Two handguns were found in Wilson's vehicle. Two passengers were questioned and released.

Have you been arrested for an CO DUI and are looking for the best qualified legal defense team to help you with your Colorado DUI case? ]]> http://www.dui.com/dui-library/colorado/news/arrest-for-riding-bike-while-drunk-in-colorado Cyclist nabbed after falling over twice in Boulder Fred Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:46:33 -0600 Colorado DUI DUI drunk riding field sobriety tests riding a bike under the influence

A University of Colorado student was arrested for riding a bike under the influence around 11:30 Saturday night after an unsteady ride through Boulder. Nineteen year old Patricia Forget rode her mountain bike through a red light at a major intersection and struck a car. Fortunately the driver saw Forget coming and remained stationery. Forget steadied herself by placing her hand on the hood of the car and then pedaled off only to strike the curb of the median and fall over.

A Boulder police officer who observed all this initiated a traffic investigation. Forget reportedly had red and watery eyes, laughed at inappropriate times and admitted she should not be riding her bike because she was "too drunk". She failed a series of field sobriety tests and had a blood alcohol content of 0.215%.

Forget was booked for drunk riding and the bike was confiscated for evidence. Police say this is the fifth DUI arrest of the year of a suspected drunken cyclist. There were three such arrests in 2008 and five last year.

Have you been arrested for an CO DUI and are looking for the most qualified legal defense team to handle your Colorado DUI? ]]> http://www.dui.com/dui-library/oregon/news/two-portland-officers-arrested-for-dui Arrests occurred within 8 days of each other Fred Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:29:50 -0600 DUI Oregon DUI drunk driving suspicion of DUI

Two officers with the Portland Police Bureau were arrested for driving under the influence in two separate incidents. On Saturday, November 6, Officer Joshua Sparks was stopped for speeding by the Washington State Patrol and booked for suspicion of DUI. Then on Sunday, November 14, Officer John Shadron was arrested for drunk driving by the Gresham Oregon police after crashing into another vehicle. No one was injured in that accident.

Both officers were off-duty at the time of their arrests. A spokesperson with the PDX says the officers have been placed on desk duty pending an internal review and the outcome of their criminal cases.

Have you been arrested for an OR DUI and are searching for the best qualified legal defense to handle your Oregon DUI? ]]> http://www.dui.com/dui-library/florida/wrestling-star-charged-with-dui-in-tampa-florida Alex Riley stopped Wednesday morning Fred Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:44:01 -0600 DUI Florida DUI driving under the influence

Alex Riley, a star with WWE Raw, was arrested for driving under the influence in Tampa around 1:00 am this morning. The 6'2" wrestler was booked at a local jail by deputies from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, and released after posting a $500 bond.

The 29-year old Riley, whose real name is Kevin Kiley, is a regular on the WWE circuit.

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The Okaloosa Sheriff's Office was involved in an odd impaired driving arrest in September when a man went into a nude rage. Christopher Nicholas Bos crashed his 2002 GMC sport utility vehicle into a 2005 Lexus LS450. He then attempted to drive off, crashing into a nearby residential and golf development entrance gate. A witness told deputies that Bos ran off, naked, with his dog.

Deputies arrived on the scene about 6:30 pm, and Bos' father let them into his son's home. The younger Bos was found lying on his bed, incoherent and emotional, with blood smeared on his body and bed sheets. When an EMS team arrived, Bos resisted, kicking until a deputy Tased him. He then spit on an officer while being transported to a local medical center.

Bos, 27, was initially charged with felony battery on a law enforcement officer, criminal mischief and resisting arrest. The state's attorney general's office recently added misdemeanor Florida DUI and leaving the scene of an accident. Bos remains in the Okaloosa County Jail.

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A young soldier celebrating his return from military deployment had a homecoming party in Tacoma end in an unfortunate way. In two separate incidents, both he and his wife were arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in Washington.

Military police alerted Washington State Patrol to a vehicle making severe lane changes on Interstate 5 early Sunday morning. The responding state trooper stopped the car in front the apartment complex where Adam and Sara King live and determined both were intoxicated.

21-year old Adam King, who is stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, was arrested for WA DUI and his wife was allowed to return to their apartment. After being booked on drunk driving charges at the State Patrol facility in Tacoma, King was escorted outside to be released. The accompanying trooper noticed that Sara King had arrived in a different vehicle to pick up her husband. She was also arrested and charged with DUI in Washington.

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D.J. Williams, star linebacker for the Denver Broncos, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in Colorado early Friday morning. As a result, hehas been stripped of his team captaincy and will not start in next weekend's football game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Williams was stopped shortly before 3:00 am for driving without his headlights. He was charged with CO DUI and taken to a detox facility. He appeared at the team practice on Friday but left soon after. The Broncos charged Williams for missing the practice and a team meeting. The team also expressed extreme disappointment in his "careless and irresponsible actions."

The NFL has the authority to fine or suspend a player for alcohol related offenses. Williams has a prior DUI arrest on his record from 2005, to which he pleaded guilty to impaired driving.

If convicted of the latest drunk driving offense, Williams could be receive a mandatory 10-day jail sentence or house arrest and serve two years of probation. He is scheduled to appear in court on December 13.

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An off-duty patrol officer with the Decatur Police Department was charged with suspicion of driving under the influence in Illinois on November 6. Around 3:50 in the morning, an Illinois State Police trooper noticed a vehicle not responding to a light turning green and initiated a traffic inquiry.

When it was determined that the driver of the vehicle, 25-year old Bradley A. Hall, was a city police officer, the state trooper contacted the Decatur Police which in turn contacted the Macon County Sheriff's Office. After a field sobriety test, the sheriff's deputy considered there probable cause to make an arrest for DUI in Illinois.

Hall, who joined the police department in July 2008, was booked and released with a notice to appear in court on December 10. The Sheriff's Office is continuing its investigation of the arrest and the Decatur Police Chief is expected to make a decision on Hall's employment status soon.

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A Moultrie man was arrested for operating a motorized wheelchair while intoxicated on October 29. Around 9:30 pm, police were alerted to a man panhandling at a gas station. When they arrived at the station, the officers were told the man had wheeled away. After a brief search, the officers located David Howard Popper in a wheelchair without lights. Under Georgia law a personal mobility vehicle is required to have such a light when operated 30 minutes after sunset. As the police were interviewing Popper they detected alcohol on his breath. When Popper, 49, confirmed that he had consumed two beers, the officers arrested him for GA DUI and transported him for booking at the Colquitt County Jail.

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Raheem Brock, defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks, was arrested for driving under the influence in Washington early Saturday morning. According to the Washington State Patrol, Brock was stopped around 3:00 am. Brock was released pending charges for WA DUI, and he went on to play in the Seahawks game against the Arizona Cardinals in Phoenix on Sunday. The team said it is aware of the arrest and declined to comment.

Brock has played in all nine games with the Seahawks this season. He joined the NFL team after playing with the Indianapolis Colts for eight seasons.

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The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department has received a $1.1 million grant to combat impaired and drunk driving. A DUI safety campaign will be deployed, including public education, as well as saturation patrols, stakeouts and sobriety checkpoints to target motorists driving under the influence. In addition, deputies will execute warrant searches against repeat offenders and conduct court stings looking for those who drive after having their license suspended for DUI in California.

The grant was awarded by the California Office of Traffic Safety.

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Several law enforcement agencies converged on a Toledo Washington residence after someone posted news of a large party on their Facebook account. Members of the Toledo Police, the Lewis County Sheriff's Office, Winlock Police and the Washington State Patrol participated in the response.

Eight people were arrested for being under the age of 21 in possession or under the influence of alcohol. An arrest for driving under the influence in Washington was also made as partygoers left the scene. The county sheriff said that underage drinking is a serious concern and his office has a zero tolerance stance on the issue.

The homeowner and his friends are under investigation for providing alcohol to minors.

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Reggie Rogers was a stand-out defensive lineman and basketball player at the University of Washington and was a first round NFL draft pick with great expectations in 1987. Unfortunately, things did not progress as hoped. Rogers' life hit a new low last Tuesday when he was arrested for driving under the influence in Tacoma Washington. It was his sixth DUI offense.

The year after Rogers was drafted by the Detroit Lions, he ran a stop sign in Pontiac, Michigan and crashed into another vehicle, killing the three teenage occupants. His blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit for intoxication. Rogers served a one year prison sentence for negligent homicide and upon his release played for the Buffalo Bills and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His failed to achieve success however and he quit the NFL after the 1992 season. He is considered one of professional football's biggest draft pick busts.

Rogers was arraigned on charges of WA DUI and driving without a license last Friday. There is no indication at this time of the extent of penalties the prosecution will seek. Before his latest arrest for DUI in Washington, Rogers was arrested on October 17 and again on November 26 of 2008. One involved a crash on Interstate 5. In the other he tried to flee the scene and then claimed he was not drunk but had suffered a seizure. Rogers was sentenced to two years in prison by a King County District Court judge for those drunk driving offenses.

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A teacher at Lorain High School in northern Ohio was arrested for drunk driving and cocaine possession. Around 2:15 am on November 5, police attempted to pull over Dominic Fracchione for speeding and crossing the center line. With the patrol officer behind him, Fracchione sped up and eventually pulled into an alley behind his home. He failed a field sobriety test and a breath test registered a blood alcohol content of .211% - a reading more than two and a half times the legal limit. The arresting officer found an open bottle of whiskey in the vehicle.

Fracchione, 36, told the officer that he had to be at school in the morning because the "students looked up to him". He also said he could not afford another OH DUI/OVI arrest. His driving record shows he has been convicted of driving under the influence in Ohio in 1997, 2003 and 2006.

While being booked at the Lorain City Jail, officers found two bags of cocaine weighing 1.2 grams in Fracchione's pockets. In addition to the drunk driving offense and moving violations, Fracchione was charged with drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia and conveyance of drugs into a detention facility.

The Lorain school district reports Fracchione is on unpaid suspension until the criminal charges are resolved. If convicted, he would face termination.

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Police in New Castle County Delaware arrested a Pennsylvania teenager for suspicion of driving under the influence last Sunday. The teen allegedly crashed into a tree around 4:30 in the morning and fled the scene.

Investigators determined that Joseph McCollough, 19, was the driver of the vehicle. He was charged with drunk driving in Delaware, underage drinking, leaving the scene of an accident and other moving violations. McCollough was released pending a court appearance.

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Police in Colorado Springs arrested a man for hitting several houses while allegedly driving under the influence. The episode ended around 2:00 early Monday morning with Shawn Heidenkruger getting into an argument with one of the homeowners in a back yard. The homeowner pulled out a gun and fired a warning shot in the air. Heidenkruger fled the scene on foot, but was apprehended a short time later.

Heidenkruger suffered minor injuries from the collisions. No one in the houses was injured, though one garage sustained structural damage.

Heidenkruger, 40, was charged with numerous traffic violations, including Colorado DUI.

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Florida Highway Patrol officers stopped a white 2008 Mercedes for erratic driving on the Florida Turnpike in Port St. Lucie. The vehicle was observed traveling off the edge of the road and back into a lane several times. The driver, former teen idol and Partridge Family actor David Cassidy, admitted to having a glass of wine with lunch followed by a prescription painkiller. He failed to mention, however, the half empty bottle of bourbon the trooper saw in the back seat.

Cassidy's blood alcohol content measured 0.139% and 0.141% during breath tests. He was booked for driving under the influence in Florida, failure to maintain a lane and having an open container. He was later released on $350 bond.

Cassidy, 60, is best known for his role on the Partridge Family during the 70s. He recorded several albums and singles, including the hits 'C'mon Get Happy' and 'I Think I Love You'.

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Police in Lincoln Nebraska report the arrest of nineteen year old Matthew Nieveen early Monday morning. The teenager was stopped for driving his Ford F-150 erratically and was soon arrested for suspicion of drunk driving in Nebraska. The kicker is that Nieveen was dressed as a portable breathalyzer machine used by law enforcement during DUI investigations.

Nieveens BAC was more than twice the legal limit for an adult. When police searched his truck they found a bottle of vodka and some beer. In addition to being booked for Nebraska DUI, he was charged with underage drinking.

Last Halloween an 18-year old college student was busted for drunk driving in Ohio wearing a similar costume.

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An Arizona man was arrested for trying to steal a flashing red light from a stop sign while a police car was parked nearby.

Nineteen year old Christopher McCollum was driving in Cornville when he stopped around 1:45 early Sunday morning, exited his Ford truck and started shaking a sign post. Yavapai County Sheriff's deputies happened to be parked 30 feet away and they shined a spotlight on McCollum. The deputies heard McCollum, who was on his cell phone, tell the person he was talking to that he was likely to be going to jail for "stealing a stop sign in front of the cops."

McCollum later explained to the deputies that he had been drinking and was trying to get the flashing light from the sign. His blood alcohol content measured 0.11%.

McCollum was charged with driving under the influence in Arizona, underage drinking and suspicion of theft. He was booked at the Camp Verde Detention Center and held on $1500 bond. He also must post a $15,000 bond from a prior, unrelated case.

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An on-duty Merced police officer in a marked cruiser stopped at a traffic light was struck by a suspected drunk driver early Saturday morning. Around 2:00 am, Crystal Genel was driving a 2001 Lincoln LS northbound in the southbound lane of the street. Genel lost control of her vehicle on the wet roadway, traveled across the northbound lanes and crashed into the front of the patrol car. No one was injured in the incident.

When alcohol was considered to be a contributing factor, the Merced Police summoned the California Highway Patrol to the accident scene to conduct a DUI investigation. Genel, 29, was determined to be driving under the influence in California and was booked at the Merced County Jail.

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Police in Dougherty County Georgia report an accident involving an intoxicated woman operating a golf cart. Catherine Chandler was driving her cart around 9:00 pm without headlights during an outdoor Halloween party when she hit Chrystal Potter. Potter suffered serious injuries to her legs and was taken to an Albany hospital.

Chandler, 40, was arrested for driving under the influence in Georgia, serious injury by vehicle and reckless driving.

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Halloween has become more than trick-or-treating child's play. It now generates some of the largest numbers of adult parties of any event of the year. And like St. Patrick's Day and New Year's Eve, alcohol plays a role, making it statistically one of the largest holidays involving impaired or drunk driving accidents.

In response, law enforcement will be conducting special patrols and sobriety checkpoints in search of those driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. It should be noted that any impairment, whether from alcohol, illegal drugs, prescription medicine or any combination, can lead to an arrest for DUI or DWI.

An arrest for drunk driving or impaired driving can result in loss of driver's license, courts fees, fines, jail, community service, supervised probation, required enrollment in a substance abuse program, loss of auto insurance, and, in many states, the mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device.

Those planning to drink alcohol during a Halloween party should plan ahead for safety. Use of a designated driver, safe ride home, taxi or public transportation is encouraged.

Have you been charged with a DUI and are looking for legal help from a DUI attorney? ]]> http://www.dui.com/dui-library/louisiana/news/louisiana-parish-goes-to-mandatory-bac-testing-for-drunk-driving 'No Refusal' initiative to be in force at all times Fred Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:22:26 -0500 DWI Louisiana DWI breath test driving while intoxicated

Lafourche Parish officials have announced that a 'No Refusal' policy tested under a pilot program will now be permanently adopted throughout the parish. Under the initiative, when a driver is suspected of driving while intoxicated in Louisiana and refuses to submit to a test for blood alcohol content, a warrant is sought for a court ordered blood draw.

Citing an interest in saving lives and altering behavior, the parish sheriff says aggressive enforcement makes "absolute, perfect sense".

Of the 30 fatal crashes in the parish in 2008 that resulted in 34 deaths, 18 involved alcohol impairment. During the same statistical period, 150 motorists were arrested for DWI in Lafourche Parish. Under current Louisiana DWI law, a driver who refuses to submit to a breath or blood test is subject to loss of driver's license for one year. With a second suspected LA DWI offense, the suspension becomes two years.

Rapides is the only other parish in the state to enact a full-time 'No Refusal' policy.

Have you been charged with a LA DWI and are looking for legal help from a Louisiana DWI attorney? ]]> http://www.dui.com/dui-library/louisiana/news/lsu-student-hits-9-cars-while-intoxicated 18-year old female stops only after crashing into a restaurant Fred Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:51:23 -0500 DWI Louisiana DWI driving while intoxicated drunk driving

An 18-year old Louisiana State University student was charged with drunk driving in Baton Rouge after crashing into nine parked cars and slamming into a local restaurant. Anne Wallace was seen backing up at full speed and hitting four vehicles. She then went forward and hit another five cars. She hit a truck with enough force to drive it into the wall of Koi Sushi on State Street. Wallace's car also struck the restaurant.

The incident left a 5 foot hole in the restaurant wall, with broken electrical lines and plumbing, and displaced concrete blocks from an adjacent retaining wall. Tables and booths in the restaurant were overturned, but no one was injured.

Wallace had a blood alcohol content of 0.13%. She was booked at the East Baton Rouge Parish jail on charges of driving while intoxicated in Louisiana and failure to maintain a vehicle.

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The annual football game played in Jacksonville between college rivals the University of Florida and the University of Georgia is called the World's largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. In response, several law enforcement agencies are teaming up to target motorists driving under the influence in Florida.

The Florida Highway Patrol, Alachua County Sheriff's Office, Alachua Police Department, High Springs Police Department, Waldo Police Department and University of Florida Police Department will be conducting sobriety checkpoints and additional FL DUI patrols following the game on Saturday. The game starts at 3:30 pm and fans are expected to begin heading out of Jacksonville around 7:00 pm, the scheduled start time of the anti-DUI activities.

Have you been arrested for a FL DUI and are looking for legal assistance from a qualified Florida DUI lawyer? ]]> http://www.dui.com/dui-library/north-carolina/news/north-carolina-dwi-for-man-who-crashes-at-90-mph Driver arrested for drunk driving in Union County after accident Fred Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:49:48 -0500 DWI North Carolina DWI blood alcohol content driving while intoxicated

North Carolina Highway Patrol took a driver into custody on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in Union County. Around 12:13 am Tuesday morning, Brandon Marze crossed the center line of a highway, struck a ditch and overturned several times before crashing into a parked truck. It was estimated that Marze was traveling at 90 miles per hour before the accident.

Marze broke his jaw and both arms. Officers suspect alcohol played a factor in the crash and took a blood sample to test blood alcohol content. The result has yet to be determined by a state lab. Marze was charged with suspicion of North Carolina DWI and careless and reckless driving.

Have you been charged with a NC DWI and are needing legal assistance from a qualified North Carolina DWI attorney? ]]> http://www.dui.com/dui-library/illinois/news/chicago-drunk-driver-stopped-with-vehicle-owner-clinging-to-roof-of-car Owner decides not to press charges against the driver Fred Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:08:50 -0500 DUI Illinois DUI driving under the influence

Illinois State Police received a report of a car on the Kennedy Expressway with a person clinging to the roof. Trooper Clare Pfotenhauer pulled over the vehicle near Chicago's border with Park Ridge around 4:30 am and began an investigation.

The unidentified person on the roof of the car turned out to be the owner of the vehicle, yet would not say how or why that person got up there. The driver was deemed to be driving under the influence in Chicago and charged with misdemeanor DUI and misdemeanor criminal trespassing. The owner refused to sign a complaint so the driver avoided a more serious felony offense.

It was determined that the incident started nearly 11 miles away, though it was not known how long the owner was on the roof of the car.

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A 44-year old man was arrested for driving under the influence in Illinois after he arrived at the Montgomery Police Department around 6:30 Saturday morning. Antonio Trujillo claimed that his family at home was in danger and that there was an armed man in the back of his pick-up truck.

Police said the vehicle was empty and the family was safe. Trujillo was arrested and charged with IL DUI.

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A Pennsylvania doctor was sentenced to four months to four years in prison after pleading guilty to his eighth DUI offense. 56-year old anesthesiologist Dr. Ashok Padhiar told the judge that he was "ashamed, humiliated and humbled".

Padhiar was arrested for driving under the influence in Pennsylvania on October 29 of last year. He was found unconscious in his parked vehicle with two and a half empty bottles of cognac. His blood alcohol content registered three times the legal limit for intoxication. Padhiar has five convictions for drunk driving in Ohio on his record, as well as one Illinois DUI and one Michigan DUI.

The Johnstown Pennsylvania doctor will receive credit for 67 days spent in rehab. His minimum jail sentence will be another 53 days, after which he will be placed under house arrest for 12 months.

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A motorcyclist was arrested in Cumberland County for driving under the influence in Pennsylvania after being observed doing 147 miles per hour on Interstate 81. Ryan Felmlee was stopped around 11:00 pm on September 15 after a Pennsylvania State Trooper clocked him with a radar gun in a 65 mph construction zone. Felmlee, 24, was riding a Honda CBR600RR.

In addition to PA DUI, Felmlee was charged before a Magisterial District Judge with speeding and careless driving.

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A 37-year old driver of a Jeep Commander ran off the road at a t-intersection, struck a guardrail and rolled down an embankment into an irrigation canal in Weld County. The wreck occurred near the Timnath Reservoir shortly before 2:00 am Wednesday morning.

The driver, Eric Brian Wells, was pronounced dead at the scene. His six passengers all suffered moderate injuries, with some being trapped in the vehicle in the canal. The six were extracted by rescue crews and transported to local hospitals.

Colorado State Troopers investigating the accident believe that alcohol was a factor. Wells was charged with Colorado DUI in 2009, but pled guilty to a lesser charge of driving while ability impaired. He was arrested again with driving under the influence in Colorado in 2003, and he pled guilty to that charge.

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California Highway Patrol officers responded to reports of a single vehicle accident in Santa Rosa Tuesday night. They found a Toyota pick-up truck on its side in the roadway. Firefighters who had arrived on the scene first told the officers that the driver had walked off down the street. The driver, Brandon Cheney, was soon found and he reported that his truck had been stolen and he had been running after it. The officers did not buy the story and initiated a drunk driving investigation. Cheney failed to walk in a straight line and was soon under arrest for driving under the influence in California.

As the scene was being cleaned up, a woman drove up in a Volkswagen Passat and said she had received a phone call from her boyfriend Cheney saying that he had been in an accident. Something aroused the officers' suspicions and they asked the driver, Jennifer O'Neal, to submit to a field sobriety test too. She too was determined to be driving impaired.

Cheney, 23, and O'Neal, 29, spent the night in the Sonoma County Jail. Cheney has two prior convictions for California DUI on his record, as well as arrests for street racing and driving with a suspended license.

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A Tumwater Washington municipal judge is under investigation for drunk driving following two separate accidents on September 28. Judge John Lyman is accused of striking a car with his SUV in a parking lot and leaving the scene. He then hit another vehicle and again drove off. The second victim phoned 911 and followed the SUV as the judge drove home.

A Washington State Patrol trooper arrested the judge about two hours after the incidents. While being booked at the Olympia Police Department on suspicion of driving under the influence in Washington, Lyman registered a blood alcohol content of 0.135% and 0.140% on two breath tests. The legal limit for intoxication in the state is 0.08%.

The trooper did not place Lyman in jail because the judge had been cooperative during interviews at his home.

Tumwater police are investigating the two accidents, and will be forwarding the results to the Thurston County prosecutor's office. The State Patrol is conducting a separate Washington DUI investigation. A special prosecutor from Mason County was named to the case to avoid a conflict of interest.

Lyman has agreed not to hear cases while the investigations are being conducted, though he is not on leave and is still being paid. A pro tem judge has been assigned to oversee the Tumwater municipal court cases.

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The Ventura County Sheriff's Department has announced the creation of a website link that allows motorists accused of driving under the influence in California to check the results of their blood or breath tests. A new link titled 'Alcohol Test Results' is at the bottom of the main website. Users must log-in with information known only to the California DUI defendant or those familiar with details of the arrest. The report is in a PDF format that can be printed.

A copy of the same information is also available by presenting identification to the Forensic Sciences Laboratory in the Ventura County Government Center.

The web page was created with funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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The California Highway Patrol has announced a decline in the number of traffic fatalities involving drunk driving. The total was tabulated after a year long DUI and safety enforcement campaign that ended in October. It is the fourth year in a row that the figure has dropped.

Starting in October 2009, the Border-to-Border DUI initiative conducted by CHP sought to reduce alcohol related deaths and injuries on state highways. The effort included more than 50,000 hours of enforcement patrols, 240 sobriety checkpoints and 100 California DUI task force operations. A total of 1,900 arrests were made for driving under the influence in California. In addition, CHP conducted a statewide media campaign on the dangers of impaired driving, made numerous traffic safety presentations and supported Designated Driver Programs.

The Border-to-Border campaign was funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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The Carolina Panthers waived wide receiver Dwayne Jarrett after an arrest for driving while intoxicated in North Carolina. It was the second Charlotte drunk driving offense for the troubled player.

Jarrett was stopped by Charlotte-Mecklenburg County police for speeding around 2:00 am Tuesday. The officer determined there was probable cause for a North Carolina DWI arrest. Jarrett refused to submit to a breath test while being booked at county jail, and he was taken to a medical facility for a blood draw to test blood alcohol content. The results from a state lab are pending.

Jarrett was charged with DWI in Charlotte in March 2008 after he crossed the center line of a highway and ran a red light. He pleaded guilty to that offense and received a sentence that included community service, payment of $420 in court costs and loss of license. Because of that conviction, the NFL required Jarrett to undergo regular alcohol and drug testing.

The Panthers general manager said he talked to Jarrett and told him "the situation was just not working out for either side." To fill the roster spot caused by Jarrett's dismissal, the team picked up receiver David Clooney off waivers from the New York Jets.

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55-year old John Poshepny of Kenwood was arrested for California DUI around 7:50 pm Saturday night. California Highway patrol officers stopped Poshepny after he left the parking lot of a local market and drove down the road. The mower was not equipped with lights.

Poshepny had a bottle in a brown paper bag and his breath smelled of alcohol. He also staggered and had slurred speech. He was booked on misdemeanor driving under the influence in California at the Sonoma County Jail and released. Poshepny has no prior CA DUI arrests and he had a driver's license. While he only lives two blocks from the market, he said that he occasionally uses the mower to get groceries.

All motorized vehicles and bicycles on public roadways are subject to California DUI laws, and the operators must have a valid driver's license and registration.

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A 65 year old woman in Ocala Florida tried to avoid an arrest for drunk driving by offering to make the police officer a grilled cheese sandwich. Elsie Wright O'Conner was stopped Thursday night after reports of an erratic driver. Marion County Sheriff's Deputy Calvin Batts smelled alcohol on O'Conner's breath and found two bottles of Skyy vodka in her Cadillac SUV. One of the bottles was empty and the other was half full.

O'Conner pleaded with Batts to not charge her, stating she was a grandma and not that bad. She went on to say, "I could have brought you back to my house and made you a grilled cheese sandwich."

O'Conner reportedly failed a field sobriety test. While being booked on charges of driving under the influence in FL, O'Conner's blood alcohol content registered more than three times the legal limit.

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A 20-year old Florida man is in fair condition after a woman crashed into him Friday night and fled. Bruce Barber is being treated for a broken leg and possible broken ribs. He was struck around 11:30 pm by a 1997 BMW driven by Jessica J. Eddy. St. Petersburg police have not indicated how they tracked the vehicle, but when they arrived at Eddy's home they found the scooter still stuck to the front of the car.

Eddy, 22, was arrested for driving under the influence in Florida, DUI with injury, leaving the scene of an accident and for driving with a suspended driver's license. She was convicted for DUI in California in 2009 and is facing charges for an August drunk driving arrest in St. Petersburg. Her license was suspended after she refused to submit to a breath test during the August arrest.

Eddy was booked at the Pinellas County Jail and her bail as set at $23,000. She is scheduled to be in court Monday, October 4.

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A man crashed into an Arlington Police Department squad car around 5:00 am Thursday, injuring the officer and resulting in a Texas DWI arrest. Officer Tony Crowsey was turning on a green arrow at the intersection of Pioneer Parkway and Texas 360 when his vehicle was struck by a speeding white Ford Crown Victoria traveling westbound. An open beer was found in the Ford, and the driver, Kedrain N. Bunton, had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes, leading officers to investigate the scene a drunk driving incident.

Officer Crowsey was taken to an Arlington medical center where he was treated for an injured leg and later released. Bunton, 23, was also treated for non-life-threatening injuries and then booked at the Arlington City Jail on charges of driving while intoxicated in Texas. His bail was set at $1000.

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A new Ohio law permits emergency medical services employees to draw blood in situations where there is motorists are suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and have caused an accident.

When gathering evidence to test for blood alcohol content or presence of drugs, there is a less than three hour window that yields a more accurate result. Previously, law enforcement officers would have to transport Ohio DUI suspects to a hospital for a blood draw. By allowing EMS workers to take samples, evidence is collected sooner and the officers can focus on the DUI site investigation.

During 2007, more than 19,000 motorists were arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in Ohio.

The Ohio state board of emergency services initially opposed the new measure, but then signed off on it. The board is developing blood draw guidelines for the nearly 1300 EMS agencies across the state.

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Two men in Clearwater Florida have come up with an idea to fill a niche market. Doug Vitello and Gary Pharr own a scooter business and have struggled with the volatility of the market. After a bit of research, they began advertising 'DUI Scooters' to those convicted of driving under the influence in Florida.

After a Florida DUI, defendants typically have their license suspended. Because the DUI Scooter is electric and has a top speed of 20 miles per hour, it is legal to operate without a valid driver's license. The X-treme scooter, manufactured in China and distributed in California, looks like a typical two wheel scooter with headlights, turn signals and pedals for manual operation. It costs between $1200-2000, and the scooter shop is selling about 10 per month. The shop even includes a copy of the DUI law to provide officers during a traffic stop.

Customers who have purchased the special scooters are pleased to have the mobility to ride to work and the store. Law enforcement officials are not quite so enthused, and are looking into ways to approach electric scooter use by FL DUI offenders.

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An auto insurance group has reviewed its data and generated a list of the 20 most populated US cities with the most drunk driving violators. While the list compiled by Insurance.com shows relative numbers of DUI/DWI arrests in each of the cities, there is much debate as to the reasons for the number of arrests. Several factors influencing drunk driving arrests include; younger population centers, availability of mass transit, areas with a greater car culture and aggressiveness of law enforcement efforts to combat drinking and driving.

The ranking was determined by taking the 20 largest cities by population, reviewing the total number of requests for insurance quotes from each city and analyzing those requests for drivers indicating at least one alcohol related traffic offense on their driving record. The list then reflects a percentage of drunk driving offenders to general population. Note that no statistics were available for Boston.

Having a DUI/DWI conviction on your driving record can result in cancellation of auto insurance or significantly higher premiums, driving limitations and in many states, the mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device.

US cities with the highest percentage of drunk driving offenders:

• 1. San Diego, CA
• 2. San Jose, CA
• 3. Charlotte, NC
• 4. Phoenix, AZ
• 5. Columbus, OH
• 6. Indianapolis, IN
• 7. Los Angeles, CA
• 8. San Francisco, CA
• 9. Austin, TX
• 10. Jacksonville, FL
• 11. San Antonio, TX
• 12. Dallas, TX
• 13. Houston, TX
• 14. Fort Worth, TX
• 15. Memphis, TN
• 16. Philadelphia, PA
• 17. New York, NY
• 18. Baltimore, MD
• 19. Chicago, IL
• 20. Detroit, MI

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Former NASCAR pit crew chief Timothy Kohuth entered a guilty plea in Iredell County District Court to a charge of second degree murder stemming from a fatal drunk driving accident.

Kohuth was driving a flatbed tow truck in 2008 when he crossed the center line and nearly hit a deputy's patrol car. Before the deputy could initiate a traffic stop, Kohuth ran off the road and struck a mailbox and a culvert. He then crossed the road and struck an SUV traveling in the opposite direction. The driver of the SUV, Wesley Worden, was pronounced dead at the scene, and his wife was seriously injured.

Kohuth's blood alcohol content was five times the legal limit for intoxication, and he was charged with driving while intoxicated in North Carolina and second degree murder.

As part of a plea agreement, Kohuth was sentenced to 9.5 to 12 years in prison with one year credited for time already served while waiting for trial. He is not eligible for early parole but could be released in 8.5 years for good behavior.

According to the state Highway Patrol, Kohuth has two prior North Carolina DWI convictions. Kohuth previously worked on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

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A 33-year old Illinois man has been hospitalized and is facing criminal charges after wrecking a go-kart. Richard Wilson, of Litchfield, was driving the kart on a public road Sunday evening when he ran a stop sign and slammed into a guard rail. He was pinned inside the cart from the impact.

Illinois State Police say that Wilson was air-lifted with serious injuries to a St. Louis hospital. An investigator said that Wilson was driving under the influence and operating a motorized vehicle with a suspended driver's license. Besides a DUI in Illinois and a license violation, Wilson is facing charges of improper operation of an off-road vehicle, failure to stop at a stop sign, lack of valid registration and lack of insurance.

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Sacramento County District Attorney Jan Scully elected to dismiss at least 79 cases of suspected driving under the influence in California after an investigation into the conduct of a local police officer. A deputy district attorney was reviewing videotape evidence of a CA DUI arrest when he noticed substantial differences between the footage and Officer Brandon Mullock's written arrest report.

Scully opened an inquiry and determined that Sacramento Police Officer Mullock, 24, had likely falsified at least one piece of evidence in each of the 79 cases that were dismissed. According to the DA's office, the discrepancies included legally unsound decisions to detain motorists, wild inaccuracies in field interviews and misuse of preliminary alcohol screening.

California DUI defense lawyers suspect that quotas, overtime pay, awards and possible promotion contribute to an officer's observations and actions when it comes to touchstone issues like drinking and driving. Evidence, they claim, is susceptible to interpretation, and, as proved by Mullock, falsification.

Scully said that prosecutors must not simply seek to win a case but to proceed only when there is trustworthy and legally obtained evidence. He cited it as a fundamental part of the US system of justice. The District Attorney's office is working with the defendants to help remedy the damage with insurance companies and employers caused by the falsely obtained DUI convictions.

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A Sarasota firefighter was arrested for driving under the influence in neighboring Manatee County early Saturday morning. Derek Patrick Maxwell flipped his car and ended up in the trees and bushes in a highway median around 1:00 am. Maxwell was in his full firefighting uniform at the time of the accident. He admitted to consuming six beers and two bourbon shots at a nearby restaurant. Maxwell refused to submit to a breath test to check his blood alcohol content.

Two fire chiefs who arrived on the scene to collect the fire department gear said that Maxwell exhibited dramatic mood swings, from anger to crying to shouting to banging his head in the patrol vehicle. When he removed his firefighting pants, a Florida State Patrol trooper observed that Maxwell had urinated on himself and reeked of alcohol.

Maxwell, 24, was booked on a charge of Florida DUI with property damage. He told an arresting trooper that he planned to say in his defense that he had been framed by the Sarasota Sheriff's Department.

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The Wright County Sheriff's department has reported the arrest of state representative Mark Buesgens for driving while intoxicated in Minnesota. Buesgens was stopped after a deputy saw him driving in a ditch. He showed signs of intoxication and was asked to perform a field sobriety test. His blood alcohol content was reportedly 0.16%, twice the legal limit. Buesgens was charged with fourth-degree MN DWI and an open bottle violation.

In a statement, the Republican representative from Jordan said he had been charged with a misdemeanor, and he expressed disappointment and regret for his actions. He went on to say that he was scheduling a chemical health evaluation.

Buesgens, 49, has served as legislator for 12 years and is in a re-election race this year. He was instrumental in Tom Emmer's campaign for governor and was point person in the response to news of Emmer's multiple arrests for drunk driving in Minnesota. Buesgens' Democratic opponent has promised not to make the Minnesota DWI arrest part of an attack campaign, stating that a serious mistake in judgment had been made but was thankful that no one was injured.

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New York police stopped a Range Rover driven by football player Braylon Edwards around 5:15 am near the Lincoln Tunnel for having window tinting that was too dark. When issuing a ticket, the officer detected a strong smell of alcohol coming from the vehicle and initiated a New York DWI arrest. Edwards reportedly submitted to a breath test and had a blood alcohol content of 0.16%, twice the legal limit for intoxication.

Edwards, 27, is a wide receiver for the New York Jets. The general manager of the Jets expressed disappointment in Braylon's actions, saying he should have used the Player Protect Program that provides car service to players who wish to go partying. The team is reviewing the arrest with the NFL to determine appropriate discipline.

Edwards was traded from the Cleveland Browns to the Jets last year, two days after being arrested for punching a friend of basketball player LeBron James outside a Cleveland nightclub. In January, Edwards pleaded no contest to aggravated disorderly conduct and was placed on probation, fined $1000 and given a 180-day suspended jail sentence.

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Sergeant Michael Kane, with the Stallings Police Department, was arrested for driving while intoxicated in North Carolina early Friday morning. The state Highway Patrol initiated a traffic stop in Union County and arrested Kane for drunk driving. He was released on a written promise to appear in court.

Kane was placed on indefinite leave without pay, pending the outcome of an internal investigation by the Stallings PD and a criminal investigation by the North Carolina Highway Patrol. Kane has about 20 years of experience as a police officer, and has been with the Stallings PD sine June 2004.

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A man who sped past a state police cruiser was arrested for driving while intoxicated in New York. Around 4:15 Saturday morning, Diego E. Guzman passed a moving police cruiser on the Sprain Brook Parkway at 77 mph. The state trooper made a traffic stop and then initiated an investigation into drunk driving.

Guzman, 21, from Croton-on-Hudson, reportedly had a blood alcohol content twice the legal limit. He was booked for NY DWI and is due in court on September 24.

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An Army soldier stationed at Fort Campbell has been indicted by a grand jury for driving under the influence in Tennessee and for severely injuring another motorist. Joseph C. Pergram crossed the center line of a highway with his SUV on July 7 and struck the vehicle of Lori Teague head-on. Pergram fled the scene on foot and was found in the woods by Tennessee Highway Patrol deputies about 90 minutes later. According to the arrest warrant, he was impaired by Xanax and beer.

Pergram, 25, was formally charged with Tennessee DUI, vehicular assault, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and leaving the scene of an accident. He will be arraigned in Circuit Court in September. Pergram has a prior conviction for DUI from November 2009.

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A Dayton man is in jail on charges of driving under the influence in Ohio after causing a chain reaction crash. Daniel Ray Morgan reportedly was not in control of his vehicle when he came out of an alley around 3:45 pm Thursday and struck a police cruiser. The impact caused the cop car to crash into a passing Ford Mustang.

When Morgan realized that he had hit a cop car, he tried to flee. An off-duty cop who happened to be in the area and a bystander were able to detain Morgan until he could be handcuffed.

The police officer in the vehicle and the driver of the Mustang were taken to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries.

Dayton police say that Morgan, 26, has been charged with Ohio DUI, driving without a license, and reckless driving.

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Delaware Ohio Police Sgt. Mark Leatherman has been suspended from the department for failing to investigate an incident of drinking and driving. The drunk driving suspect, Ashley Glazer, had struck two parked vehicles in her parent's neighborhood in the early morning hours of June 16, 2010. Glazer's father is a fellow police officer.

Leatherman failed to administer a field sobriety test even though Glazer's mother told a police dispatcher that her daughter had been drinking before the crash. An internal investigation found that Leatherman did not fully investigate the possibility of driving under the influence as a professional favor. The police investigation of the incident was launched only after residents whose vehicles were damaged wrote letters to the local paper and to city officials wanting to know why Glazer was not tested for intoxication even though the police report said alcohol was a suspected factor.

Leatherman was suspended for five days without pay. Glazer was cited for failure to control a motor vehicle. She was fined $130 and had two penalty points applied to her driving record.

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A Southern California woman was killed in a roll-over accident on Interstate 210 around 2:00 am Thursday. She reportedly was hurrying home to get ready for a mandatory DUI class later that day.

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A Hollywood, Florida teen has been charged with driving under the influence after a single vehicle crash that killed his best friend. According to the Florida State Patrol, on August 27 Roee Chai Ben-Amor, 18, lost control of his 2007 Kia Optima on an interstate highway and struck a pole. The car burst into flames. The lone passenger in the car, Samuel Gargir, 18, died at the scene. Ben-Amor survived with a broken leg.

After the return of toxicology tests, Ben-Amor was charged with Florida DUI, DUI manslaughter and DUI manslaughter impairment.

Ben-Amor made his first court appearance on Wednesday, September 15, and the judge ordered him to post $60,000 bond and to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet. The defendant and his FL DUI defense attorney also had to answer questions concerning his possible flight risk. A relative purchased an airline ticket to Israel for the young man, though it is claimed that it was done without Ben-Amor's knowledge and that he had no intention of using the ticket.

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The Whatcom County Sheriff's Department is reporting the Washington DUI arrest of a man who crashed two of his own cars and was stopped while driving a tow truck during an apparent effort to retrieve the wrecked vehicles.

On Monday night, Tommy Ryser, 54, crashed his truck into a utility pole. He left that vehicle and got into his wife's Volkswagen, only to crash into a guardrail. Police were investigating one of the wrecks when Ryser pulled up on the scene in a third vehicle - a tow truck he owns. Police noticed Ryser's bloodied forehead and made a traffic stop.

Ryser was booked on three counts of driving under the influence in Washington.

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Police in Greeley report a man being busted twice for driving under the influence in Colorado. The second time was after the suspect stole a patrol car.

Adam Segura, 32, was stooped for speeding around 1:30 pm on September 9, and the officer noticed several signs of drinking, including slurred speech and an odor of alcohol. Segura admitted to drinking and he was arrested for suspicion of DUI in Colorado, handcuffed from behind and placed in a squad car. While the arresting officer and aback-up officer were interviewing witnesses, Segura managed to slip out of the cuffs, undo the seat belt and took off in the cruiser. Police pursued Segura for about a mile before he stopped near the entrance to Greeley Mall.

A police spokesperson says it is conducting an investigation but doubts the officer violated any department procedure, noting that there was no cage between the front and back seats. The vehicle was valued at over $20,000 and the special police equipment at another $10,000.

Segura's blood alcohol content registered 0.26%, more than three times the legal limit for impairment in Colorado. He was booked at the Weld County Jail on a total of 12 charges, including two counts of drunk driving in Colorado, escape, speeding and aggravated vehicle theft.

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Sheriff's deputies in Madison County report the arrest of a man for DUI in Alabama after he crashed into a patrol car. A deputy had pulled over a driver with outstanding warrants around 1:00 am and a back-up patrol car parked behind them. Hernandez Donaciano then drove his Nissan Pathfinder into the rear of one of the patrol cars, ramming it into the other.

The deputies were not in their vehicles at the time of the crash, and no one was injured. One sheriff's department vehicle was totaled and the other received minor damage.

Donaciano refused to submit to a breath test though he failed a field sobriety test and was booked on charges of driving under the influence in Alabama. He was also charged with three counts of reckless endangerment, driving without a license, failure to have insurance, violating an open container law and for failure to provide safe space for a stopped law enforcement vehicle.

It was determined that Donaciano, 51, is in the country illegally, and the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement requested he be held in jail pending additional charges.

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The state Department of Public Safety reports that an 18-day campaign resulted in 1,775 arrests for driving while intoxicated in Minnesota. Between August 20 and September 6 a total of 332 law enforcement agencies across the state conducted the heightened DWI enforcement effort.

2,800 motorists were also ticketed for seat belt violations. The two statistics are relevant, because 75% of alcohol related fatalities involve drivers not wearing a seat belt.

Reportedly, one in seven Minnesota drivers has a DWI arrest on their record.

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The Colorado Department of Transportation has released preliminary numbers from the '100 Days of Heat' anti-drunk driving campaign. The total number of arrests for driving under the influence in Colorado dropped 12 percent, from 3,531 in 2009 to 3,111 arrests this year. The state-wide effort included saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints conducted between Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day Weekend.

The number of Colorado DUI arrests totaled 651 over the Memorial Day holiday; 591 over the Fourth of July; and 1650 during two weeks around Labor Day. In addition to a drop in the number of arrests, there was a 15% decline in alcohol related traffic fatalities – from 55 to 47.

Despite the official end of the '100 Days of Heat' campaign, state law enforcement agencies will continue crackdowns on DUI in CO this fall. Targeted dates include the Halloween weekend, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's.

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Former New York City police officer Andrew Kelly admitted he was intoxicated when he struck and killed a Brooklyn woman last year. On Wednesday he entered a guilty plea to the felony charge of vehicular manslaughter. He also apologized directly to the victim's husband and father.

Kelly had been partying with three friends on a Saturday evening in September 2009, though it was reported that he stopped drinking at 9:45 pm because he was the designated driver. Around 1:00 am, he struck Vionique Valnord with his Jeep as she stood in the middle of the street waiting for a taxi. Kelly stopped and rendered aid until paramedics arrived. Valnord died later at a hospital.

Some police officers responding to the accident said that Kelly reeked of alcohol and had slurred speech and glassy eyes, however three precinct cops gave Kelly gum and water and claimed he did not appear drunk. Kelly refused to submit to a breath test. A warrant for a blood alcohol test was secured more than seven hours after the accident, and at that time Kelly's BAC registered zero. Kelly's New York DWI defense attorney denied his client was intoxicated.

Following Wednesday's plea, Kelly was sentenced to 90 days in jail and agreed to undergo alcohol treatment. Prior to the plea deal with prosecution, he could have been sentenced to seven years in prison. Kelly resigned from the NYPD on September 3. The three officers who assisted Kelly were suspended from the force after an internal affairs investigation found they had participated in a cover-up.

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Former Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss called 911 last Tuesday night about a suspicious vehicle parked near her house. Investigating police in Pahrump, Nevada discovered the Nye County District Attorney drunk inside a county owned car.

Bob Beckett had no identification on him at the time of arrest and he failed several field sobriety tests. Beckett was described as compliant and respectful during his booked for driving under the influence if Nevada. The four term DA has a prior arrest for DUI in California from 2008 and was charged with embezzlement last May. He lost the Republican primary for the office last June.

Fleiss said she saw a car off the gravel road in her neighborhood and only a few yards from her house. Not knowing who was in the vehicle or why it was there, she contacted the police. Fleiss was arrested for driving under the influence of narcotics in Pahrump Nevada in 2008, and was prosecuted by Beckett.

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The Cuyahoga County DUI Task Force has taken it's anti-drunk driving message to bars and restaurants in northeast Ohio. In addition to posters asking people to not drink and drive, the campaign includes talking urinal cakes in the men's rooms.

Figuring that one of the last places you go before hitting the road is the toilet, the special devices warn of special Ohio DUI patrols. Users are reportedly mixed on the creative advertising, though troopers are quick to point out that at least people are talking about it and the dangers of drunk driving in Ohio.

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A Cayuga County man was arrested for driving while intoxicated in New York, while driving a golf cart. New York State Police initially investigated the theft of a golf cart from a local golf course. Troopers said that Todd P. Ranke had taken the cart and driven home, but then determined that the cart belonged to Rankes family so no larceny charges were filed.

However, Ranke was determined to be intoxicated and was charged with felony NY DWI, aggravated DWI for having an elevated blood alcohol content, and aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle.

Ranke, 43, was issued an appearance ticket. He is scheduled to answer the charges in Locke Town Court on September 15.

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A man from Clarksville, Tennessee was arrested for driving under the influence in Gainesville, Florida after crashing into a parked car. Police found cans of spray duster in his vehicle and the driver admitted to inhaling the aerosol specifically to get high. The ingredients of the duster include nitrous oxide, which can cause intoxication. Timothy Martin Shields says he huffs to deal with post traumatic stress disorder from his service in the U.S. Army.

Shields reportedly bought two cans of the duster and inhaled the contents of half a can. He claims, however, to have done so only after crashing into an unoccupied parked car. Shields was so intoxicated that he was taken to a medical facility at the University of Florida before being booked into the Alachua County jail on charges of Florida DUI.

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An Eagle County Sheriff's deputy stopped a Utah man on Interstate 70 Wednesday after numerous motorists called 911 to report a reckless driver. Eric Rapasy was pulled over around 7:00 pm after allegedly speeding, passing traffic on the right, cutting off other drivers and swerving.

Repasy told the deputy that he was hurrying to the hospital so see his dying son. The deputy, however, determined the story to be a lie. Repasy, 47, was charged with reckless driving, speeding and driving under the influence in Colorado. He was booked at the Eagle County jail, where he spent the night before posting $1000 bond.

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A Palm Bay woman was arrested for driving under the influence in Florida last Wednesday after a minor accident in a school pick-up area. Andrea Vellender reportedly used a loop road at Christa McCauliffe Elementary School that is reserved for school busses. She then bumped into a van ahead of her, damaging the front of her car. School staff felt something was not right and kept Vellender's child from getting into the car.

Investigating police arrived on the scene around 2:30 pm and determined that Vellender was intoxicated. According to the arrest report she had glassy and bloodshot eyes and she failed a series of field sobriety tests. Breath test showed a blood alcohol content of .240-.241% - three times the legal limit for intoxication in Florida. Half of a Xanax pill was found in the vehicle, and Vellender said she did not have a prescription because her husband had given the pill to her.

Vellender was booked at the Brevard County jail on charges of DUI in Florida and drug possession. The child was placed in the father's custody, and the Florida Department of Children and Families is investigating the situation.

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According to Athens-Clarke County Georgia jail records, arrests of students from the University of Georgia are up significantly this year. This revelation comes just two weeks after the school was named the No. 1 party college campus by the Princeton Review.

On Thursday, August 19, campus police and Athens-Clarke County police arrested twenty students on charges including underage possession of alcohol, drug possession and Georgia DUI. The two law enforcement groups planned to conduct sobriety and safety checkpoints the following night. The total number of arrests over a two weeks period stands at 43. In 2009, there were 15 arrests made during the same time frame; and 13 arrests in 2008.

Classes at the University of Georgia began the week of August 16, and the student enrollment is approximately 33,000.

Athens-Clarke County DUI defense attorney Richard Lawson says that impaired driving is never condoned, and information on the dangers of drinking and driving should be extended to incoming students.

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A 61-year old Port Richey woman crashed into the rear of a Pasco County deputy's patrol car while it was stopped in traffic. The impact caused the cruiser to bump the vehicle in front of it. Florida State Patrol Investigators found Lorraine Leverone-Pothier sitting in her Jeep with heavy damage to the front end of the vehicle. She was described as lethargic with a blank stare. Leverone-Pothier did poorly on field sobriety tests.

The deputy was taken to a local medical facility as a precaution for treatment of minor injuries. The driver of the third vehicle declined treatment. Leverone-Pothier was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence in Florida, and DUI with property damage. Her bail was set at $500.

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A 17-year old Auburn, Washington girl was arrested for drunk driving around 7:00 Wednesday morning. The un-named girl hit a guardrail on Interstate 5 with her 1997 BMW, puncturing her right front tire and damaging 15-feet of the barrier. She then drove off allegedly in an effort to reach her home. A witness contacted the Washington State Patrol and followed the suspect until her car became disabled on the exit for South 320th Street.

The girl initially told the police that she had fallen asleep but later confessed to drinking alcohol. A breath test showed her blood alcohol content was .084%. The legal threshold for intoxication is .08% for an adult, and .02% for a minor. The girl was charged with driving under the influence in Washington and leaving the scene of an accident.

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The mayor of southern Minnesota town of Mankato was arrested for DWI in Minneapolis after driving erratically in Interstate 94. John Brady was stopped by Golden Valley police Saturday afternoon, and an open bottle of alcohol was found in the vehicle.

Brady was reportedly in the Twin Cities to catch a flight to China as part of a trade mission. His Minnesota DWI defense lawyer says that Brady apologizes for the inconvenience and wants quick resolution of the case. Brady, 61, has been an elected public official for 14 years, including mayor for the past 4 years. He said, "I'm not worried about anything. I'm just going to get through it."

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The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that alcohol related fatalities in the state have dropped 16%. The totals reflect the change from 2007 and 2008, the last two complete statistical periods.

Transportation officials contribute the drop in highway deaths to law enforcement cracking down on driving under the influence in Illinois and more motorists using their seatbelts.

Currently the IDOT and the Illinois State Police are conducting a two week Labor Day campaign against Illinois DUI. Titled 'You Drink & Drive. You Lose', the initiative includes sobriety checkpoints, roadside safety checks and specialized patrols.

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On Monday, the California General Assembly passed legislation calling for increased penalties for those convicted of multiple CA DUI offenses. Bill AB1601 gives authority to the courts to revoke a driver's license for ten years when the offender has been convicted of three or more times for drunk driving within ten years.

Under current California drunk driving laws, a motorist can lose his/her license for two to five years.

The bill has been passed by the Assembly and now goes to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk for consideration.

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A Bellevue woman was arrested for driving under the influence in Washington just hours before her wedding. The unidentified 31-year old was reportedly returning from a bachelorette party around 6:00 am Saturday morning when she was spotted weaving in and out of her lane and traveling in excess of 90 miles per hour on I-405.

A Washington State Patrol trooper said the woman admitted to a prior Washington DUI arrest and said she knew the routine. She apparently was anxious to get the booking under way because she was to get married in an early-afternoon ceremony. Upon her release, she took a taxi home.

The bride registered a blood alcohol content of .146%. The threshold for intoxication in Washington is .08%. After her honeymoon, she will face charges of drunk driving in King County Washington District Court.

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A 25-year old woman called 911 to report her own drinking and driving. Nancy Murcia of Vallejo contacted the police around 10:35 pm last Saturday night. When officers stopped her, they found, "she had been telling the truth about herself".

Murcia was charged with driving under the influence in California.

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Wadena County Police clocked a Corvette going 178 miles per hour on a county road. They were able to eventually overtake the speeding car after it was slowed by traffic and a stop sign. The Corvette driver, Michael Johnson, was determined to be intoxicated and he was arrested for Minnesota DWI.

When asked why he was speeding, Johnson replied that he and his passenger were just out for a cruise.

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Deputies with the Gennesee County Sheriff's Office stopped a man in Bethany after a tip from another motorist. Reportedly Duane Bush was weaving on a road in his van when the right rear tire fell off. Bush continued to drive for eleven miles.

A breath test showed that Bush, 61, had a blood alcohol content three times the legal limit. He was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated in New York and operating a motor vehicle without a valid license. Bush's driver's license had expired 33 years ago.

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A special Arizona DUI task force sought suspected drunk drivers over the weekend with targeted patrols and checkpoints. Officers from the Tempe, Chandler, Mesa and Scottsdale police departments conducted 405 traffic stops over two nights between 8:00 pm and 4:00 am. A total of 67 motorists were charged with suspicion of misdemeanor DUI in Arizona and another was arrested for aggravated DUI.

The average blood alcohol content of those arrested was .145%. The legal threshold for intoxication in Arizona is .08%.

The penalties for driving under the influence in Arizona can include court costs, fines, mandatory jail sentence, loss of driver's license, mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device and vehicle impoundment. During 2008, there were 937 traffic deaths in Arizona, and about 28% involved alcohol.

The combined task force will be conducting additional patrols this coming Friday.

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Around 1:00 am early Monday morning, Charleston police officers were dispatched to a disturbance at the 935 Club. They found Shawneda Jill Pennington sitting in the driver's seat of her vehicle with several other people standing nearby. Police were determining which groups were involved in the disturbance and were talking with Pennington when an officer asked her to turn off her car. When the officer reached inside the vehicle to turn off the ignition, Pennington put the car in gear and accelerated, dragging the officer a short distance.

Police initiated a pursuit and observed Pennington running several red lights and stop signs, while reaching speeds of 60 miles per hour. Pennington briefly lost control of her vehicle at one intersection but managed to back up and continue her flight. She eventually pulled off the roadway in front of her house, jumped out of the vehicle and ran towards an officer with her fists clenched. Another officer hit her with pepper spray, and, after a brief struggle, Pennington was restrained on the trunk of her car.

Pennington was taken to the Charleston Police Station, where she submitted to a breath test and registered a blood alcohol content of .083%. She was booked on charges of driving under the influence in WV, fleeing while under the influence, driving with a suspended license from a prior West Virginia DUI, battery on an peace officer and obstruction. She was held on $2500 bond.

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A 37-year old man suspected of driving under the influence in Seattle, crashed into nine parked cars and a motorcycle around 11:00 pm Monday. The man was driving northbound in the southbound lanes in the 3400 block of California Street.

The suspect hit the last vehicle hard enough to push it onto the sidewalk. Police say the man was arrested for Washington DUI, reckless driving and negligent driving. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment of injuries, mainly glass lacerations.

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The Diamonds Gentleman's Club in West Chicago has reached a $1 million settlement in a law suit for its role in a deadly drunk driving accident. In January 2006, John Homatas and John Chiariello had gotten drunk at the club, and bouncers ejected the two after Homatas was found vomiting in the restroom. Club employees placed an intoxicated Homatas in his vehicle, and 15 minutes later he struck an SUV head-on. The crash killed 27-year old April Simmons, who was 8-months pregnant. Homatas' passenger Chiariello, 25, was also killed.

The million dollars is the maximum of the club's insurance policy. $800,000 of the settlement will be given to Simmons' widow. The remainder will go to the Chiariello's family. In a separate civil case, Homatas settled a $200,000 suit against him. The amount was the maximum of his insurance policy.

Diamonds does not serve alcohol so they contended that they were not responsible for Homatas' actions and did not play a role in the accident. Patrons of the club, however, are allowed to bring in their own liquor, leading the Illinois State Supreme Court to rule last March that the club did have accountability in the Illinois DUI incident. That decision led to negotiations between the parties in the suit and the final settlement.

Homatas, 29, was convicted of aggravated driving under the influence in Illinois and reckless homicide in 2007. He is serving a 12-year prison sentence.

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Police in Colorado Springs have arrested a man following an accident where his friend fell out of the bed of his moving truck. Brandon Davis was driving his 1996 Dodge Ram and two friends were standing in the bed of the truck. While turning left, Jason Matthews was ejected and he landed on the roadway suffering life threatening injuries.

Davis proceeded to flee the scene. Police found his truck outside his home and arrested him after a brief stand-off.

Davis was charged with driving under the influence in Colorado, vehicular assault and hit-and-run.

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Around 6:30 Thursday morning, the driver of a Mercedes Benz, allegedly traveling at a high rate of speed, lost control, went into the center median of Interstate 10, re-entered the highway and collided with a semi-tractor trailer truck. The Mercedes continued about a quarter mile before coming to a stop. The truck ended up jack-knifed in the median.

The Mercedes driver suffered serious injuries and a female passenger was slightly injured. She initially told police that she had been kidnapped, though she later recanted her story. Both the driver and passenger were transported to a local hospital.

A Department of Public Safety spokesperson said that the driver will be charged with driving under the influence in Arizona, endangerment and criminal damage. Interstate 10 was re-opened around 10:15 am.

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An Elizabethton Police officer noticed a car being driven with deployed airbags and initiated a traffic stop. That observation lead to an arrest on multiple charges, before the accident that caused the airbags to pop was reported.

After motorist Adam Leibers was stopped, he admitted to being drunk and to hitting another vehicle. While conducting an ensuing field investigation, the 911 emergency center reported a nearby hit-and-run accident.

Leibers, 24, was charged with DUI in Tennessee and leaving the scene of an accident.

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A former bachelorette on the television show 'The Bachelor' was arrested early Thursday morning for driving under the influence in Tampa, Florida. Maribel Delgado was stopped around 12:45 am after a police officer suspected impairment. Delgado admitted to having been drinking though refused to submit to a breath test to check blood alcohol content. She was taken into custody and booked on misdemeanor Florida DUI charges. Delgado posted $500 cash bond and was released around 10:00 am.

The Cuban-born Delgado appeared in two 'Bachelor' contestants. In season six of the ABC television show, she won a proposal from pro bass fisherman Byron Velvick. The two did not marry, and then ended the relationship in 2009.

Delgado, 42, is a former cheerleader for the Tampa Bay Bucaneers NFL football team. She has two prior alcohol related arrests on her record. In November 2007 she was charged with battery while intoxicated after hitting her fiancé in the mouth. One year later she got into a drunken brawl at a Texas nightclub that included a fight with police.

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Sheriff's deputies in Winona County report an unusual incident that lead to multiple charges of driving while intoxicated in Minnesota. A young girl was at the wheel of a car on County Road 12 near Witoka when she mistook the gas for the brake and lost control of the vehicle in a curve. She hit a highway sign and continued to drive through a yard and into a garden. At that point, the 19-year old passenger in the vehicle, Benjamin R. Repinski, got behind the wheel and tried to extricate the vehicle, only to hit a shed.

The responding deputies learned the unidentified girl did not have a driver's license because she was only 12 years old. Benjamin Repinski said that he had been at a party with the young girl and she had been driving him home. A preliminary breath test showed the girl had a blood alcohol content of .09%. Charges of DWI in Minnesota are being considered. Repinski was charged with drunk driving in MN, as well as underage drinking and driving, underage drinking and for allowing an unlicensed person to drive.

The girl was taken to a local hospital, complaining of side and back pain. She refused to provide a blood sample to test her BAC.

Meanwhile, a deputy dispatched to interview the girl at the hospital noticed a moped driver wearing sunglasses at night and driving wobbly down the road. When stopped, the driver said he was on his way to pick up a friend, Repinski, who had called for a ride after the accident. Daniel G. Arndt was also arrested for Minnesota DWI.

A sheriff's deputy said, "A 12-year old driver, we don't get them everyday".

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An Anoka County Sheriff's Department deputy is facing multiple charges following an arrest for DWI in Minnesota where he reached for an officer's gun and was tasered three times. Lawrence John Doheny was stopped in the southern part of the state for a traffic violation. A Jordan police officer detected alcohol on Doheny's breath and suspected intoxication. Doheny admitted to having consumed a few beers, and when asked to exit his vehicle he stumbled. He refused to perform field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest for suspicion of driving while intoxicated in Minnesota.

Doheny was taken to the Jordan Police Department and asked to have his urine or blood tested for blood-alcohol content. He offered to submit to a breath test, which is not an option in Scott County. Doheny then said, "you guys nailed me" and agreed to a blood draw at a local medical facility. While being escorted to the hospital, he reached for an officer's gun and threatened the officer by saying they shouldn't test him. As the officer secured his gun and called for back-up, Doheny pushed the officer in the chest and started to flee. When Doheny refused the officer's command to get on the ground, he was hit with a taser gun. He continued to try to escape and was tasered two more times.

Doheny was restrained and taken to the hospital where a blood sample was taken. The results will not be known until processed at a state lab. Doheny was reportedly belligerent to the hospital staff. He faces charges of DWI test refusal, drunk driving in Minnesota and obstructing an officer with force. If convicted of all charges, Doheny, 49, could be fined $7,000 and sentenced to jail for 27 months.

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Frank Simone, of Mountaindale, was scheduled to appear in court to face charges of aggravated drunk driving in New York, misdemeanor assault and child endangerment. When he showed up for a 1:00 pm court appearance, Simone was visibly intoxicated. The judge cautioned him several times for being belligerent before finding him in contempt of court.

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A Texas Tech campus police officer has been placed on administrative leave following an incident where she is thought to have let an intoxicated driver go free. Around 4:50 am on August 1, the unnamed female officer stopped Michael Aaron Garcia for a traffic infraction. Garcia claims the officer told him he would not be charged with Texas DWI if he found a safe ride home. Garcia was taken home by his relatives. A little over an hour later the Lubbock Police Department responded to a scene where Garcia was threatening his relatives because they thought he was too intoxicated to drive. That incident lead Garcia to be charged with arson and assault.

Now University officials want to know about the initial traffic stop. It is unclear if Garcia was actually impaired at 4:50 am, though he did tell Lubbock officers about the offer from the campus cop. The initial reason for the traffic stop is not documented in computer records, nor is there a reference to Garcia driving while intoxicated. As Garcia is under 21-years of age, he was subject to arrest for any detectable presence of alcohol. Texas DWI law says it is the discretion of a law enforcement officer to make an arrest for drunk driving, and while the university policy mandates that officers follow state law, it does not specify specific action for suspected DWI traffic stops.

In a related issue, the investigation will try to determine why three outstanding misdemeanor warrants for Garcia's arrest apparently did not appear in a routine check.

An administrative leave is not an indication of wrong-doing on the part of the Texas Tech officer. It is considered standard action at most law enforcement agencies while an investigation is being conducted.

As of August 10, Garcia remains jailed on $74,000 bond.

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Lonnie Michael Haney was stopped in Olive Springs, just outside the Oak Ridge city limit, in East Tennessee and charged with DUI. Haney was riding his John Deere lawnmower at the time. The arresting officer said that Haney was swerving down a major 4-lane boulevard. The suspect exhibited signs of intoxication, including slurred speech, a strong odor of alcohol and red glossy eyes. Haney, 46, failed a field sobriety test and refused to submit to additional tests. He said he was driving to Hilltop Market in Oak Ridge. The officer had to place a protective helmet on Haney because he continued to bash his head against the protective cage in the police cruiser. It was Haney's fifth arrest for driving under the influence in Tennessee, and charge was filed as a felony. He was also charged with refusal to submit to a breath or blood test – a violation of Tennessee's implied consent law – and for driving with a suspended license.

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A Northern Ohio woman has been charged with her second offense for driving under the influence in 12 days. Heather M. Leyda reportedly lost control of her 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix, drove off the left side of the road and struck a highway barrier. She was not injured though a test for blood alcohol content registered .194%. The legal limit for intoxication in Ohio is .08%.

Leyda, 25, was booked at the Ottawa County Detention Center and held Wednesday morning on $4,000 bail. She is scheduled to appear in court on August 18.

Leyda has another pending case from July 30 charges of DUI in Ohio and resisting arrest in Erie Township. A sheriff's deputy observed her erratic driving around 2:00 am and followed her to a rest area. According to the arrest report, Leyda appeared highly intoxicated with glassy eyes and an odor of alcohol. She refused to submit to field sobriety tests and at one point told the officers that she was leaving. When told she was under arrest, she resisted and began yelling at the officers. Her bond in that case was set at $9,025.

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Gerard Lawson, defensive back for the Cleveland Browns, was involved in a late night hit and run accident early Sunday morning that resulted in his arrest for driving under the influence in Ohio. Laswon reportedly skipped a team curfew to go party in Cleveland's Warehouse District. He struck a parked car and elected to drive away. He was stopped shortly after by Cuyahoga County sheriff's deputies, who handed him over to Cleveland police.

The Browns' organization said they are "continuing to gather information" on the Ohio DUI arrest and refused to make further comments.

Lawson played five games last season and has recently been utilized more on special teams than as defensive back. He was on the losing side of an inter-team Brown & White scrimmage Saturday and thus listed for 11pm curfew. Lawson, 25, is considered to be on the roster bubble and his arrest for DUI in Cleveland OH could impact his chances of joining the team.

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The Metro Police in Nashville use 12 special vehicles for targeted patrols that have a dashboard camera to record arrests. The video evidence is downloaded from hard drives in the vehicles to the police department server. In late May a software update by a third-party vendor caused the loss of about 1300 videos made during aggressive driving and Tennessee DWI traffic stops.

The system is maintained by ICOP Digital in Kansas, and the company can remote access the server for upgrades. Bad code changed certain settings on the server and led to the loss of 1600 videos, and their back-up, from arrests made between October and April. ICOP was able to recover 200 files and the police department salvaged 100 more. The loss of the videos has led to prosecutors to begin dropping charges of driving under the influence in Tennessee from court dockets. An Assistant District Attorney says that the lack of evidence definitely hurts the prosecution of cases. A Metro police spokesperson says the department is "pretty incensed".

Nashville DUI defense attorney Tommy Overton says that the situation could impact defendants too. Sometimes the video shows the driver does not appear to be impaired, and without the contrary evidence the jury may place more weight on the police officer's testimony.

Metro police have six specially equipped squad cars for TN DUI patrols, four for cracking down on aggressive driving and two used by a deadly accident team. The $100,000 system has been in place since late 2008. The department has begun looking into alternative systems where files cannot be deleted, including one that burns images to DVDs.

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Police in Prescott Arizona arrested a woman August 1 on charges of Super Extreme DUI. That level of offense is levied when the suspect has a blood alcohol content in excess of .20%.

Police were alerted to an erratic driver around 3:40 Sunday afternoon on State Route 89. Responding officers found that 54-year old Dana Lynn Anderson had driven about 50 feet off the highway and collided with a traffic sign. Her silver Mazda suffered extensive front end damage and three of the four support legs for the sign had been unearthed. Anderson failed a series of field sobriety and seemed dazed and confused. She was taken to the Prescott Police Department, where breath tests showed she had a BAC of .226% and .235%, about three times the legal limit for intoxication. Anderson was then processed for DUI in Arizona at the Yavapai County Jail.

Under Arizona DUI law, driving under the influence or DUI is charged when the motorist has BAC of .08% or higher, Extreme DUI with a BAC greater than .15% and Super Extreme DUI with a BAC above .20%. Anderson was charged with all three, as well as felony endangerment and felony criminal damage.

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A helicopter pilot for the THP has been grounded following an arrest for driving under the influence in Tennessee. Gregory Brown was stopped a few miles from his Crossville home on July 30 after a police officer saw him swerving down the road and briefly cross into oncoming traffic. Brown failed a series of field sobriety tests and refused to submit to a breath test. The arresting officer noted that a cup of beer was in the center console of Brown's pick-up truck.

Brown was charged with Tennessee DUI and a violation of the state's implied consent law. TN DUI law establishes that anyone refusing to have their blood alcohol content tested is subject to a one year suspension of driver's license.

Brown, 40, has been a THP trooper since 1997 and a helicopter pilot since 2007. He is one of four pilots working for the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Brown has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation into the incident.

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The sentencing of a Maryland man involved in an unusual traffic accident last year has been postponed due to an interest in changing his plea. William Michael Watson was arrested September 23, 2009 after crashing his pick-up truck and badly injuring his female passenger, Rebecca Wilhelm. According to the police report, Watson was speeding in his Ford F-150 in heavy rain just before midnight when the truck hit an embankment and flipped over. A witness to the accident found Wilhelm under the truck bed, naked from the waist down. Watson was seen crawling through the broken rear window of the truck, with his pants down between his knees and ankles.

Watson, 26, had a blood alcohol content of 0.147%. He also admitted to smoking marijuana before the crash and to having sex with Wilhelm “for a while” before crashing. He was charged with driving under the influence in Maryland, aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, speeding, driving without a license and not having valid insurance.

On June 4 of this year, Watson entered a guilty plea to the Maryland DUI and assault charges, and the other charges were dismissed. It was a 'straight plea' meaning there was no negotiated agreement for punishment. Under such a plea the defendant must be eligible for an intermediate, intensive form of probation while waiting for sentencing. The expected sentencing was to include some prison time, followed by house arrest. Watson changed his mind after entering the plea and twice refused to meet with probation officers attempting to do a pre-sentence investigation to establish whether he was eligible for intermediate punishment.

His refusal led to a meeting with a Commons Plea Judge on Monday, August 2. Watson's Maryland criminal defense attorney said his client simply wanted to put the case behind him as quickly as possible and was interested in taking a 6-23 month prison sentence initially offered by the prosecution. The judge was concerned that Watson was trying to 'snooker' the court and was upset that probation and parole officers had been kept from performing their duty. He offered Watson two choices; go forward with the straight plea or withdraw the plea and accept the sentencing the judge deemed appropriate. Watson elected to not withdraw the plea. A sentencing date has been scheduled for September 1, giving time for probation officers to conduct the required pre-sentencing analysis.

Wilhelm, who was 29 at the time of the accident, suffered a major neck injury and her right leg had to be amputated below the right knee.

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An intoxicated Lubbock Texas man was arrested Sunday morning after he went on a rampage because family members refused to give him his car keys and let him drive. Michael Aaron Garcia responded by threatening several relatives, including a child, with a metal pole and damaging one of their cars with it. He then used paper and a lighter to set several small fires inside the apartment where four people lived because they said they were going to call the police.

Lubbock Police arrived on the scene around 6:00 am and found the apartment on fire. They were able to extinguish the flames before they spread. During his arrest Garcia smashed one of the squad car windows.

The incident began at 4:50 in the morning when a Texas Tech police officer pulled over Garcia and issued a citation for driving without a valid license and not having auto insurance. It is unclear why the traffic stop was initiated, and there is no record of a TX DWI investigation. The Lubbock Police cannot confirm whether Garcia was intoxicated at the time he was stopped by the campus police, however Garcia says that the officer said he would not be charged with DWI in Texas if he could get a safe ride home. Family members met Garcia at the Amigo United Supermarket shortly after.

Garcia, 20, has been charged with arson, aggravated assault, endangering a child, resisting arrest and several additional offenses.

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An Iowa City wrestling coach was arrested for driving under the influence in Iowa July 2 after driving the wrong direction on a divided highway. Brad Smith was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Highway 965 in Coralville around midnight, and headed directly toward a marked North Liberty Police squad car.

The officer noted Smith's bloodshot, watery eyes, lack of balance and slurred speech, and had him submit to a breath test. The results were a blood alcohol content of .241%, more than three times the legal limit. Smith also admitted to drinking.

Smith, 56, is a former national wrestling champion and a member of the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame. He was named national high school coach of the year in 1990. He has been with Iowa High in Iowa City since 1991, leading the wrestling squad to five state championships.

Smith was charged with drunk driving in Iowa and driving the wrong way on a highway. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges and is scheduled to appear in court on October 4. If convicted of DUI in Iowa, Smith faces up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $1500.

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A Baytown doctor has had his professional license to practice medicine suspended following an incident of DWI in Texas. On July 16, Dr. Felix Nabor Sabates, Jr. was stopped by Montgomery County law enforcement for weaving through traffic at speeds in excess of 100 mph. He was dressed in medical scrubs and told the officer he was on his way to the hospital to see a patient. The officer suspected impairment because Sabates' speech was slow and confused and his eyes were bloodshot. Sabates was asked to perform a field sobriety test, which he reportedly failed. He refused to submit to a breath test.

During a search of Sabates' vehicle, police found 280 tablets of cocaine, morphine, Adderall and hydrocodone. The cocaine was in unmarked capsules, and Sabates could not provide a prescription to justify possession of the other three drugs.

Sabates has a history of mental illness and substance abuse dating from the 1990's. A five-year disciplinary order was issued in 1994 for alcohol and cocaine abuse and attempted suicide.

Following the recent arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in Texas, the Texas Medical Board suspended Sabates' license indefinitely, stating that his continued practice would be a "threat to public health and safety".

Sabates, 50, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, TX DWI and reckless driving. He is free on $70,000 bond.

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A recent deadly accident involving a repeat North Carolina DWI offender has legislators saying they are open increasing the length of time that alcohol detecting ankle bracelets can be used in the fight on drunk driving. Current North Carolina law prohibits judges from requiring the bracelet in drunk driving cases for more than 60 days. The devices alert authorities when alcohol is detected in the perspiration of the wearer.

Such a device was part of Howard Pasour's sentence after he was convicted of third offense driving while intoxicated in NC. When the maximum time limit had expired, the bracelet was removed. On July 25, Pasour was speeding and driving drunk on a two lane road when he crashed into an on-coming car, killing a 17-year old woman. Open containers of alcohol were found in his vehicle and he was charged with seven felonies.

A Democratic State Senator and a Democratic State Representative are considering legislation to extend the amount of time use of a bracelet can be mandated. Lawmakers are investigating ways to ensure indigent offenders could afford the fees associated with the bracelets. The existing law was designed to limit the cost impact of wearing the device, which can cost $12 a day. Some local governments have expressed interest in off-setting the cost because the bracelets are less expensive than jailing DWI offenders.

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Sarah S. Bjerke was stopped for a traffic violation in St. Paul around 10:30 in the morning on July 22. The officer detected a strong odor of alcohol and observed that Bjerke's eyes were red and watery. A portable breath testing unit revealed a blood alcohol content of .133%.

Bjerke indicated that she was headed to her job at Crosswinds Middle School in Woodbury. She was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Minnesota and booked at the Ramsey County Jail.

Bjerke, 38, has prior convictions for MN DWI from January 2010 and October 2009.

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A Long Island woman was charged with drunk driving in New York after her 12-year old daughter called 911 from the car. State police report that Jamie Hicks had her two children in her car when she was stopped Sunday night. Under New York DWI law, having a minor in the vehicle and driving while intoxicated constitutes a felony offense.

A breath test revealed that Hicks, 49, had a blood alcohol content of .18%, more than twice the legal limit for intoxication. She was booked for DWI in NY, posted $2000 bond and was released. Hicks is due in court August 17.

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The Florida Highway Patrol is reviewing a case involving a possible drunken Jacksonville police officer receiving special treatment earlier this year after an accident. The officer was reportedly intoxicated at the time yet he was not charged with driving under the influence in Florida.

An internal affairs report from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says that Officer Lennell Boyer was off-duty and driving his own vehicle on March 7 when he crashed into slow moving dump-truck on Interstate 95. Boyer was placed in the back seat of a police cruiser while an accident investigation was conducted. Because intoxication was suspected, the JSO contacted the Florida Highway Patrol to undertake that portion of the investigation. According to police documents, Boyer tried to flee the scene, made numerous phone calls to a police communications center while in the police vehicle, pounded on the door of the cruiser and urinated on the floor. The JSO report goes on to note that several officers at the scene were surprised that the FHP did not arrest Boyer for FL DUI.

JSO internal affairs detectives interviewed the FHP trooper who was at the scene, who said that alcohol was detected but Boyer did not appear to be intoxicated. As a consequence, no field sobriety tests were conducted and Boyer was issued a ticket for careless driving and released.

In response, the JSO supervisor at the accident scene ordered Boyer to submit to a test for blood alcohol content under an administrative proceeding, which Boyer could not refuse. Two tests resulted in a BAC in excess of .12%. The legal threshold for intoxication in the State of Florida is .08%. Because the tests were conducted under an administrative process, however, the results are not admissible as evidence in court and charges of drunk driving were not filed.

Boyer was suspended for one month without pay for conduct unbecoming of an officer. The JSO says the suspension would have been longer if Boyer was on duty at the time of the incident.

Citing its on-going investigation into whether preferential treatment was provided to a law enforcement officer involved in suspected Florida DUI, the FHS has refused comment.

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A Santa Rosa teenager was arrested for assault and DUI in California following a road rage incident. The California Highway Patrol says that a Petaluma woman called around 4:00 am Sunday morning to report a 2-door black Acura following her on northbound US Highway 101. The Acura driver was tailgating the woman and then would sped pass her only to slam on his brakes. The driver also swerved in a presumed attempt to force her off the road.

The woman provided a description of the Acura to CHP who in turn alerted local law enforcement agencies. A Sonoma County sheriff's deputy spotted the Acura and initiated a traffic stop. The driver, eighteen-year old Carlos Gomez, was suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and taken into arrest. He was booked into the county jail on charges of CA DUI, assault with a deadly weapon, driving without a valid license and driving without insurance.

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Georgia State Patrol troopers report an accident that led to the arrest of a Cobb County police captain Saturday morning for drunken driving. Cuauctemoc Rosas was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of a highway in Douglas County around 2:00 am when he struck Cpt. David Gallmon. The responding GSP officer detected alcohol on Gallmon's breath and suspected he was driving under the influence in Georgia. Gallmon refused to submit to a breath test, and he was taken to the Douglas County Jail and booked for GA DUI. Gallmon posted a $1000 bond and was released.

Gallmon, 48, is the head of the Cobb County Police Department's Precinct 2 in the southwest area of the county. He has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. The other motorist, Rosas was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital in central Atlanta. The GSP says he will be facing charges.

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San Diego County sheriff's deputies stopped a transit bus and arrested the driver for driving under the influence in California. On June 1, Davis Costello was driving a North County Transit bus when a passenger suspected he may be intoxicated and contacted the Sheriff's Department. The Route 309 bus, which operates between Oceanside and Encinitas, was stopped around 4:25 pm in Encinitas.

Deputies conducted field sobriety tests and determine that Costello was under the influence of alcohol. He faces charges of California DUI, driving with a blood alcohol content in excess of .08% and driving a commercial vehicle with a BAC of more than .04%. According to the District Attorney's Office, all were filed as misdemeanor offenses. Costello was charged with two counts of public intoxication in April.

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The Colorado State Patrol closed westbound Interstate 70 near Grand Junction Monday night after a tractor trailer carrying beer crashed and overturned. The driver, Dale A. Van Vuren, was traveling westbound around 9:40 pm when his rig went off the road, hit a traffic containment wall, rolled onto its left side and slid some distance down the highway. The overturned truck came to a stop blocking both westbound lanes.

Deputies suspect Van Vuren was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. Van Vuren, 49, consented to a test for blood alcohol content, the results of which will not be known for several weeks. He was arrested on charges of suspicion of Colorado DUI and careless driving, and later released with a summons.

Sparks from the crash caused the truck and nearby grass to catch fire, both which were extinguished by firefighters within 30 minutes. The interstate was closed for six hours. The truck was carrying 40,000 pounds of beer.

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A Lee County Sheriff's Office deputy stopped Gary Lee Bullock for not dimming his high-beams for on-coming traffic. The deputy noticed a strong odor of alcohol and saw a glass with brown liquid in the car's cup holder. A half empty bottle of Red Stag bourbon was found in the vehicle.

During a search, officers found a live sand dollar in Bullock's pocket, along with five live sand dollars in a bag in the trunk.

Bullock said the car was not his and that he did not have a driver's license. He reportedly failed a field sobriety test. Bullock, 60, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in Florida and booked at the Lee County jail. He also faces charges for violating a county ordinance prohibiting the taking of live sand dollars.

A deputy returned the sand dollars to the Gulf of Mexico.

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A 30-year old Flint Michigan man admitted during his arrest for drunk driving that he had been drinking, and the reason was LeBron James' decision to play for the Miami Heat next season. The unidentified man said he was upset that James had turned down playing for the Boston Celtics. Lebron James had actually turned down the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team he played on for the past seven seasons. Boston was not in contention for the prized free agent basketball player.

After seeing the driver swerve, police conducted a Michigan DUI investigation. A breath test showed a blood alcohol content of 0.16%, twice the threshold for impairment and the man was cited for driving under the influence in Michigan.

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Gov. David Paterson signed legislation closing a perceived loophole in New York DWI law. Jack Shea's Law expands the list of personnel authorized to conduct blood draws in suspected cases of driving while intoxicated in New York without a doctor's supervision. Previously only physicians, registered nurses and registered physician's assistants could legally draw blood from a drunk driving suspect without having a doctor present. The new legislation extends that authority to certified nurse practitioners and emergency medical technicians. In addition clinical lab technicians and medical personnel can conduct blood draws in the presence of a doctor, physician's assistant or certified nurse.

Shea's Law is named after Olympic gold medal winner Jack Shea, who was struck and killed by suspected drunk driver Herbert Reynolds in January 2002. Both Shea and Reynolds were taken to a nearby medical center. At the request of police and the permission of Reynolds, a blood sample was drawn. Lab results showed Reynolds blood alcohol content was .15%, well above the legal limit for impairment. That evidence was ruled inadmissible because the blood draw was taken by an unauthorized medical technician without the supervision of a doctor. The New York DWI, vehicular manslaughter charge and other traffic violations against Reynolds were eventually dismissed.

Jack Shea's son, Jim Shea Sr., has spearheaded efforts to amend the law. With the recent signing by the governor, Jim Shea said it has been a "long and frustrating journey".

Jack Shea won two speed-skating gold medals during the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, his hometown. He was instrumental in getting the Olympics back to Lake Placid for the 1980 games. His son, Jim Shea, Sr., competed in Nordic skiing at the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. His grandson, Jim Shea, Jr, won a gold medal at the 2002 games in Salt Lake City, just a few weeks after Jack was killed.

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The Regional Forensic Laboratory serving Anoka, Sherburne and Wright counties has admitted to errors in calculating blood alcohol content in suspected Minnesota drunk drivers. Urine tests since the beginning of the year showed BAC levels about one-third higher than they actually were. As a consequence, many drivers charged with driving while intoxicated in Minnesota were not legally impaired.

The DWI cases of hundreds of motorists could be impacted. Many have already been to court and accepted an agreement to plead guilty, and others have been incarcerated on the false test results.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension reviewed the lab processes and determined the incorrect BAC readings were due to a calculation error on the part of the lab technicians. A county prosecuting attorney said that, "People make mistakes", and felt the lab had addressed the incident with professionalism.

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A Florida man suspected of driving under the influence in Kentucky led police on a 20 mile chase on Interstate 75. Troopers initiated a traffic stop at 7:00 am Sunday morning but the driver, Allan Mitchell, fled at speeds in excess of 95 miles per hour.

Mitchell stopped near mile marker 125 and, as troopers approached the vehicle, he shot himself. He then attempted to flee again, racing across three lanes of the highway before crashing into a concrete barrier. Mitchell was transported to a local hospital where he died.

During a search of Mitchell's vehicle, officers found seven pounds of marijuana, cash and drug paraphernalia. Had he survived, Mitchell would have been charged with Kentucky DUI, drug possession and evading arrest. He had warrants for his arrest on drug and traffic charges in Ohio and Florida.

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The Governor's Highway Safety Program has announced that 1,291 motorists were arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated in North Carolina during the statewide 'Booze It & Lose It: Operation Firecracker' campaign. The effort included assistance from state and local law enforcement agencies and was conducted between June 28 and the close of the Fourth of July weekend.

'Booze It & Lose It' included 4,609 sobriety checkpoints and dedicated North Carolina DWI patrols. A total of 49,235 traffic and criminal citations were issued for offenses including speeding, reckless driving, possession of drugs and failure to use a seatbelt.

The counties with the highest number of arrests for DWI in North Carolina were Mecklenburg, Wake and New Hanover.

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A Boca Raton man has been charged with drunk driving in Florida after he deliberately drove his SUV into the front of his house. The man's wife told police that he had become jealous and angry at a Fourth of July party because she was playing guitar with two men. The pair continued to fight on the drive home. The wife and four children got out of the vehicle when they arrived home and went into the house. Moments later there was a loud boom and the wife found the SUV in the living room.

Responding officers found the front door, window and exterior wall in pieces. Joesph Loprette, 48, was sitting on the couch and his wife was crying hysterically in the bathroom. The children were in the back room of the house. Police checked out Loprette and found he smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech. He refused to submit to a breath test and allegedly said, "Put me in cuffs, take me to jail, let's go.'

Loprette faces charges of driving under the influence in Florida, DUI with property damage, aggravated assault and criminal mischief.

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New York State Police charged a Wappinger man with drunk driving on Saturday night while he was riding an all-terrain vehicle. Daniel Alexander was allegedly riding on property without permission and police arrived on the scene around 9:00 pm. Alexander fled, driving onto a nearby roadway. He was stopped a short distance away and police checked for intoxication. Alexander's blood alcohol content registered .08%, right at the legal limit.

Alexander, 46, has a prior conviction within ten years for driving while intoxicated in New York, so the current charge was filed as a felony. He was also charged with failure to wear a helmet, operating on private property without permission, operating an unlicensed ATV and operating an ATV on a public roadway. Alexander was issued traffic tickets and ordered to appear in municipal court on July 20.

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The New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission has revealed that arrests during 2009 reached a three year high though the focus of police action appears to still be on minor crimes. The New Orleans Police Department made 59,974 arrests last year. Of that total, 7,945 were for felony crimes. The majority of arrests were for traffic offenses, like license violations and speeding. Arrests for driving while intoxicated in New Orleans amounted to 2% of the arrests made in Orleans Parish.

The MCC contends that the figures show the police department is wasting resources with little benefit. While convictions for violent felonies have more than doubled, this has been credited to better communications between NOPD and the Orleans Parish DA's office. The number of arrests for petty municipal offenses, like public intoxication and disturbing the peace, has gone down though the types of overall arrests still show a strategy of quantity or quality.

The MCC advocates the issuance of tickets or summonses for lesser crimes, allowing officers to remain on patrol for more serious offenses. The NOPD Superintendent agrees that the department could be more efficient but says that some arrests for seemingly minor offenses are necessary.

Another issue the NOPD is facing is the time involved with arresting people with warrants or for traffic offenses who are from neighboring parishes. Of the 20,514 arrested for an out-of-parish warrant, 67% were released within a day or two when other jurisdictions would not pick up the arrestees. A new law being waiting for the governor's signature would allow officers to issue court summonses to out-of-parish offenders. This is expected to tens of thousands of law enforcement manhours for more targeted crime prevention.

Over the Fourth of July weekend, Louisiana State Police arrested 229 motorists for driving while intoxicated. Of that number, five involved a 'No Refusal' initiative where the motorists were required to provide blood samples to check blood alcohol content.

The 'No Refusal' campaign was conducted in selected areas around the state. When a law enforcement officer suspected drunk driving in Louisiana and the motorist refused to submit to a breath test, a search warrant was requested from a judge. The warrant allowed troopers to take the LA DWI suspect to a medical facility and have a blood sample drawn. Though the BAC result would not be known until the sample was tested at a toxicology lab, the suspects were arrested for DWI in Louisiana and booked into jail.

State troopers say that the drunk driving crackdown contributed to only one traffic related death over the extended Independence Day weekend. Investigators of that single vehicle accident suspect the victim was not impaired, and suffered injuries from not wearing a seat belt.

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A 48-year old Germanton woman was charged with DUI in Tennessee after police found her slumped over the steering wheel of her car in front of a middle school. Thursday morning Kelly Moss was found partly parked on the school driveway and sidewalk. According to the arrest report, Moss displayed slurred speech and was unable to stand or walk without assistance. Her breath also had a strong odor of vanilla.

An officer found cans of Diet Coke and partially empty bottles of vanilla extract in the front seat of the vehicle. The extract was 35 per cent alcohol by volume.

Moss refused to submit to a breath test or perform field sobriety tests. She was booked for driving under the influence in Tennessee. It is her third TN DUI arrest. Her bond was set at $4000.

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A Gastonia woman was charged with driving while intoxicated in North Carolina twice in two hours. Kelly Michelle Ray was stopped around 2:41 am on Sunday for having a burned out bulb over her license plate. The officer conducting the traffic stop suspected Ray was impaired and a breath test revealed a blood alcohol content of .15%. The legal limit for driving while impaired in NC is .08%.

Ray was released on bond for the first DWI arrest. She was picked up by her boyfriend but was taken directly to her 2002 Chevrolet and she proceeded to drive away.

At 4:45 am another Gastonia officer stopped Ray for crossing the center line of a two lane road. A breath test registered a BAC of .10%. With the second arrest, a magistrate ordered Ray be jailed on $5000 bond and held until sober.

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A Clarksville, Tennessee woman has been arrested for driving under the influence four times in four months. Nicole Santos was arrested June 27, 2010 after her car left the road and traveled nearly the length of a football field, knocking down three light poles. She was driving home from a bar.

Santos, who turned 21 early this year, had previously been arrested for DUI in Tennessee on February 2, April 10 and May 21. She was also convicted of drunk driving in 2007, when she was 18 years old.

Santos' bond was set at $5000, which she posted within a few hours of her arrest. She has not been to court on any of the recent TN DUI arrests, and the 2007 conviction is the only current mark on her driving record.

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A 51-year old man with the name Donald Duck was charged with drunk driving in Ohio after an incident at a Little Caesar's Pizza druve-thru. Duck allegedly repeatedly struck the vehicle ahead of him with his 1998 Jeep. Investigating Massillon Police Department officers said that Duck had red-glassy eyes and smelled of alcohol. When the OH DUI suspect opened his door a bag of marijuana fell out of the vehicle.

Duck has four previous convictions for driving under the influence in Ohio, as well as arrests for driving with a suspended license. A police department spokesperson said that Duck is a "frequent flyer".

Duck was booked at the Stark County jail on third degree felony charges of DUI in Ohio, possession of drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Vince Neil was stopped for suspicion of driving under the influence in Las Vegas early this morning. The former Motley Crue frontman was booked for Nevada DUI at the Clark County Jail, and his bond has been set at $2000. There are few details currently about the arrest, though it reportedly involved an accident.

Neil, 49, has a series of run-ins with law enforcement, including assaulting a music producer in 2002, attacking a prostitute at a Nevada brothel in 2003 and striking a sound engineer at a show in Texas in 2004.

Neil split from the band in 1992 and has pursued a number of business ventures, including a private line of tequila, a strip club, tattoo parlors and a restaurant named 'Dr. Feelgood's Bar and Grill'. He released 'Tattoos and Tequila', his first solo album in 15 years, on June 22.

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An El Paso woman tried to drive over a set of railroad tracks rather than using a crossing early Monday morning, and got stuck. Roxana Arlett Baez abandoned her SUV around 1:30 am and soon after a train hit the vehicle.

Officers found Baez, 27, walking along the tracks and determined she was intoxicated. She was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Texas and booked at the El Paso County Jail.

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An intoxicated off-duty officer with the Dallas Police department has been arrested after discharging her weapon in a squad car while fellow officers were taking her home.

Kelly Beemer had attended a party Wednesday night with other members of the police department when she was a determined to be too drunk to drive home. During the evening she allegedly offered rides to co-workers and then hid from officers. Two on-duty officers were summoned to the bar around 11:30 pm to take Beemer to her east Dallas home. She was stumbling so badly that the two officers had to hold her up as they escorted her to their squad car. While in the vehicle, Beemer thought she was being arrested and became belligerent. On a dashboard camera video recording she is heard to say, "This is what you've wanted." When one officer replied, "To take you home?", Beemer replied "To drive me out of my mind to where you have no (expletive) control, no control whatsoever."

Beemer then withdrew her department issued handgun and fired a single shot into the baseboard of the police cruiser. Another officer can be heard yelling, "Kelly, drop the gun! Drop it! Drop it!"

Commanders who arrived on the scene did not initially file charges because Beemer was so intoxicated that she could not be interviewed. After reviewing the squad car video, Beemer was charged with discharging a firearm within the city limits. She was released Thursday night after posting bond.

No one was hurt in the incident. The police chief called Beemer's actions "reckless" and "unacceptable". The videotape of the incident was released to show that the department was not trying to cover up the shooting. Beemer has turned in her weapon and badge until an investigation is complete. She could lose her license as a peace officer is convicted.

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A trucker was stopped in Alachua County by Florida Highway Patrol after troopers saw him drift across three lanes of traffic on Interstate 75. The troopers had been alerted by other drivers who said the semi-trailer truck had nearly run them off the road.

The driver, Curtis Bernard Hamilton, told the arresting officers that he had drank beer to stay awake. His blood alcohol content registered .127% and .123%. The legal threshold for all drivers is .08% BAC and for commercial truck operators it is .04%.

Hamilton, 51, was booked on two counts of driving under the influence in Florida.

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Joseph Gannascoli, the actor who played Vito Spatafore in The Sopranos, was arrested for driving under the influence in Tampa Friday morning. An officer on a targeted Florida DUI patrol stopped Gannascoli around 2:45 am after seeing him drift in his lane and drive on the lane marker. Gannascoli's breath reportedly smelled of alcohol and he had slurred speech and bloodshot and watery eyes.

The arrest report says that Gannascoli exhibited impairment during a field sobriety test. During booking at the Hillsborough County jail, a breath test showed a blood alcohol content of .111%. Gannascoli posted $500 bond and was released.

Gannascoli, 51, was in Tampa promoting his Cugine brand of cigars. He first appeared in the HBO mob drama 'The Sopranos' as a pastry shop owner before taking a regular role as Vito.

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State Police report the arrest of a Wayland man last Wednesday for DWI in New York after he was stopped on his snowmobile. Given that it is June, Carl Kruchten damaged several private yards on his drunken ride.

Kruchten, 46, had a blood alcohol content of .18%, more than twice the legal limit for intoxication in New York. He is scheduled to appear in court on July 1.

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State Police are investigating an accident on the Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia that ended with an off-duty trooper losing his life. Cpl. John Quigg, Jr. was traveling west in the eastbound lanes around 1:00 am when he struck another vehicle. The crash left the 23-year old driver of the other vehicle in serious condition.

The other driver, a college graduate headed to law school, was wearing her seatbelt. Quigg was not.

Quigg, 48, had been scheduled to appear in court later that morning on a December 2009 charge of driving under the influence in Pennsylvania. Officials are waiting for the results of toxicology tests to determine if alcohol was involved in Wednesday morning's crash.

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Last October, the Houston Police Department started training officers in drawing blood to test blood-alcohol content in suspected Texas drunk driving cases. Mayor Annise Parker has now cancelled that program.

Because the blood sample would become evidence in a criminal case, Texas DWI law specifies who can conduct a blood draw and in what environment. Most police departments rely on phlebotomists on-staff or at medical facilities to conduct a blood draw. Using federal funds, the Houston program intended to have officers themselves take samples, thus reducing processing time following an arrest for drunk driving. In addition to special training, the initial ten officers in the program received required shots for hepatitis and immunizations.

While the reason for the cancellation of the program was not given, blood draws are controversial. Recent changes in state legislation allow for mandatory blood draws in certain situations, especially when the motorist has a prior conviction for Texas DWI and causes an accident or has a minor in the vehicle. Some police departments employ 'No Refusal Weekends' where a judge is on call to sign a warrant for a blood sample when a motorist refuses to submit to a breath test.

The Houston initiative came under closer scrutiny when it was learned that 50 inmates at a local correctional institution were used in the training of the police officers. While it was claimed that the inmates were scheduled for blood testing anyway and that they gave permission to have their blood drawn by the police officers, there was an effort to keep the testing procedure quiet. Organizers feared a perception of using the inmates as guinea pigs. There is no indication that the mayor knew about this detail before stopping the practice.

The HPD says the mayor's orders will not eliminate 'No Refusal Weekends'. Officers will resort to using specially trained medical staff.

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A March memo from the acting post commander to state police at a Birmingham post threatened troopers with punishment if they did not make at least three Alabama DUI arrests before the end of the month. The number of tickets issued for suspicion of driving under the influence in the Birmingham area doubled.

Troopers defend the memo, which threatened shift assignments and opportunity for over-time pay if the apparent quotas for drunk driving citations were not met. They say it was simply a poorly worded email to motivate troopers to target impaired drivers on Alabama roads. The memo was issued to corporals in Jefferson, Blount, Shelby, St. Clair and Walker counties, and some forwarded the memo to troopers at the post.

Alabama DUI defense attorneys cite this as another example of a positive cause impacting innocent drivers. With perceived quotas, troopers will be inclined to create evidence or arrest details to justify the traffic stop.

The author of the memo retired in May and was not available for comment.

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The New York City Police Department has released data showing that Queens recorded the highest number of arrests for driving while intoxicated in the metro area. Within Queens, the central precincts saw the most arrests, especially the 115th which includes the neighborhoods of Corona, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst. So far this year, a total of 257 arrests have been made for NY DWI in the 115th and there have been 167 arrests in the 110th precinct.

The numerous bars and restaurants on Roosevelt Avenue, which runs through both of those areas, are considered the primary reason for the numbers. In parts of the Corona neighborhood, there are reduced public transportation options and more impaired motorists resort to driving. The police have also targeted areas of Queens in an effort to reduce crime and drunk driving. Sobriety checkpoints are part of that initiative, as well as 100 ‘impact' officers assigned to the area.

In Manhattan, the West Village area recorded 149 New York DWI arrests. The precincts with the lowest arrests in the city were the Lower East Side (54) and East Village (53). The totals for those two areas however are twice the figures from last year. Since 2001, DWI arrests in the five boroughs have increased 93.4%, though so far this year the number is down 8% from 2009.

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Actor Chris Klein was stopped by the California Highway Patrol early Wednesday morning for suspicion of driving under the influence in LA. An officer stopped Klein on the 101 Freeway about 3:15 am. The 31-year old star of the 'American Pie' movies reportedly failed a field sobriety test and was arrested.

This is Klein's second California DUI offense. He pleaded guilty in 2005 to two misdemeanor counts of drunk driving after registering a blood alcohol content of .20%. He received five years probation and was fined $1800 for that offense.

Klein starred as high school jock Chris 'Oz' Ostreicher in the 1999 'American Pie', and its sequel. He has been linked romantically in the past with Katie Holmes and Ginnifer Goodwin.

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Last Friday evening, sheriff's deputies conducting a sobriety checkpoint at the Bedford County-Campbell County line heard a knocking noise coming from the trunk of one of the vehicles. When the driver was asked what was in the trunk, she replied a goat.

Fiona Ann Enderdy claimed that transporting animals in the trunk of a vehicle was acceptable practice in the United Kingdom. She said that she had purchased the goat from a farmer to give to the four Kenyan men who were in the car.

An animal control officer who was working at the checkpoint said that the goat was panting heavily and the temperature in the trunk was quite high. The goat was given water and taken to the Bedford County pound. Enderdy was charged with cruelty to an animal and released.

The Virginia DUI checkpoint was conducted by the state police, three county sheriff's departments and two local police departments. Nearly 15,000 vehicles passed through the checkpoint over a four hour period, resulting in three arrests for DUI in Virginia and one arrest for drugs.

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Wednesday morning a Georgetown woman was arrested for driving under the influence in Georgia as she slipped in and out of consciousness after dropping her son off at summer school. About a half mile from the school, Barbara Thornton nearly struck another vehicle and a pole while pulling into a gas station parking lot. She then passed out in her car.

A Quitman County Sheriff's deputy was able to shake Thornton awake but she was incoherent. She was unable to maintain her balance to perform field sobriety tests and she kept closing her eyes and falling asleep. Thornton said that she had taken medication before the incident. Because she refused to provide a blood or urine sample to test for drugs or alcohol, her driver's license was suspended. She was booked at the Miller County Jail on charges of DUI in Georgia.

Thornton, 34, had been arrested for possession of cocaine last March and sentenced to probation.

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Police in Crestview Florida report the arrest of a man who said he was distracted by an alligator before driving over a curb, through a long grassy area and into a ditch. He told the officer investigating the accident to be careful of the lions and leopards around.

The 40-year old man from Texas was asked to perform a field sobriety test and he nearly fell over trying to complete it. Breath tests showed he had a .091-.092% BAC, slightly above the legal threshold of .08%. While being booked into jail for driving under the influence in Florida, the man stood up, walked to a desk and said he was "waiting to check-out".

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New penalties are scheduled to go into effect for those arrested for driving under the influence in Colorado. Beginning July 1, 2010 those Colorado DUI offenders will face more jail time and additional public service.

A drunk driver could be sentenced up to 5 days in jail for a first offense. A second arrest will bring about a mandatory minimum 10 day jail sentence, and a third or subsequent offense would result in a mandatory minimum 60 day jail term. The new law removes the judge's discretion in the case and is in response to reaction to an investigation that showed repeat offenders often received fairly light penalties. Currently, a judge can reduce a jail sentence for repeat offenders to as few as 6 days.

Those convicted of drunk driving in Colorado will also have to serve more public service hours and pay for their own drug or alcohol rehabilitation. Failure to undergo treatment could result in a additional time in jail.

The new law is intended to address the problems of chronic drinking and driving. It is hoped that getting help will reduce recidivism and possibly save lives.

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A Department of Public Safety patrol car was struck by a drunk driver heading the wrong way on a major highway. Around 2:00 Wednesday morning Officer James Waltermire noticed headlights coming toward him on Loop 101 in Glendale. He activated his emergency lights and siren and began a zigzagging motion to get cars behind him to stop or slow down. The on-coming Ford pick-up truck hit the driver's side of the DPS car, and despite causing extensive damage to both vehicles, continued driving for about 100 yards before coming to a stop. The truck even lost a tire during the wreck, which bounced into a Suburban. No one was injured in any of the involved vehicles.

The driver of the pick-up jumped out of his wrecked vehicle and fled on foot. Michael Chicharello was apprehended shortly after and officers initiated a drunk driving investigation. A preliminary breath test showed that Chicharello had a blood alcohol content of 0.252%, more than three times the legal limit for intoxication in Arizona.

Chicharello, 31, was booked for driving under the influence in Arizona, aggravated assault, endangerment, criminal damage and leaving the scene of an accident. Officer Waltermire, a five year veteran with the DPS, was roundly praised by the department spokesperson, saying his actions probably saved someone's life.

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The news of the arrest of an Elyria woman for drunk driving in Ohio comes with some unusual details. Officers say that Wendy Phillips pulled out in front of a police cruiser last Friday afternoon and then drove off the side of the road and nearly hit a stop sign. They stopped her just a block away from the police station.

As the officers approached the vehicle, Phillips threw a bottle of vodka out the window. It broke on the courthouse drive. Phillips was unable to stand without help and she then told the arresting officers, "I pooped my pants. I ate too much corn."

Phillips, 46, was charged with driving under the influence in Ohio, child endangerment and failure to maintain control of her vehicle. She has a prior Ohio DUI arrest.

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A school bus driver from Swarthmore Pennsylvania has been charged with drunk driving while transporting a student. Christine Rogers was stopped by police Monday afternoon after a motorist called authorities about her erratic driving. Officers found an empty bottle of vodka and more liquor on the bus. At the time of the traffic stop, there was one student on board.

Rogers, 48, submitted to a preliminary breath test which registered a blood alcohol content of 0.374%. Pennsylvania DUI law sets the legal threshold for intoxication for all mototists at 0.08%. For school bus drivers the limit is 0.02%. With the combination of her job description and an exceptionally high BAC, Rogers is facing enhanced penalties for drunk driving in Pennsylvania.

The school district immediately fired Rogers following the arrest.

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An elderly Pittsville man suffered twice during an accident in Ocean City, Maryland early Monday. A car driven by drunk driver Jason Mackulin collided with a vehicle driven by 66-year old Hubert Burchette. Mackulin then assaulted Burchette while still trapped in his car.

Mackulin and two passengers from his vehicle then fled the scene on foot. They were all arrested, with Mackulin being charged with assault and driving under the influence in Maryland. Burchette was seriously injured in the crash and attack.

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A Long Island teen is facing charges of driving while intoxicated in NY after a car fire on the Meadowbrook State Parkway. Police found Robert Abreu standing next to his burning vehicle around 5:15 pm last Sunday. Abreu told the officers that he had driven about five miles on four flat tires before the car caught fire.

Abreu, 17, failed field sobriety tests and was booked for New York DWI and other traffic violations. He will be arraigned in district court in Hempstead.

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Alabama law enforcement agencies recently conducted a traffic safety initiative called 'Take Back Our Highways' that led to a reduction in traffic fatalities. The Department of Public Safety announced that over the 10-day campaign that ended on Memorial Day, there were 16 fatalities, a drop of 11 from last year's total during the same period of time.

The safety effort included Alabama state troopers, local police departments and sheriff's departments, as well as troopers from Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi. About 200 additional officers were placed on patrol, over and above the number assigned to regular patrols. The focus was on those speeding, not wearing their seatbelt, following too closely, failure to yield the right of way and driving drunk in Alabama.

The DPS director credits the safety campaign with changing driver behavior, pointing out that an estimated 300 lives have been saved since the 'Take Back Our Highways' program was started in 2007. During the 2010 effort, a total of 24,755 arrests were made. This included 6,907 for seatbelt violations, 8,286 for speeding and 362 for driving under the influence in Alabama.

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Richmond County Sheriff's deputies saw that an Augusta man forced his nine-year old daughter to drink beer. The child told officers that her dad threatened to kill her if she didn't drink. The child was staying with her father and she contacted her mother, crying and begging to be picked up. The father, Jeffery Deon Hickson, was upset about the phone call and left the house with the girl. When the mother arrived and found no one at the house, she contacted the police. Hickson returned shortly after with the nine-year old and a 5-year child from another relationship.

Sheriff's deputies investigating the incident found Hickson, 39, to be drunk and charged him with child cruelty, child endangerment, driving under the influence in Georgia, possession of marijuana, driving with a suspended license and failure to have insurance.

The 9-year old girl was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Her blood alcohol content registered .165%.

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The Colorado State Patrol is crediting the efforts of two men who saved a suspected drunk driver from drowning. Christopher Lyons, who was in Fort Collins to enroll his son in college, and Martin Murphy, a local business owner, quickly acted after witnessing a car crash into the Lake Canal Ditch.

The driver of the vehicle, Bradley Hill, had driven onto the shoulder along the canal and then into the water around 2:00 pm Wednesday. Lyons and Murphy managed to extract him from the submerged, over-turned car.

Hill was taken to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries. He has been charged with driving under the influence in Colorado and reckless driving.

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The Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies have launched a summer campaign against drunk driving. The state-wide initiative is called '100 Days of Heat' and it will be conducted between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Police will be utilizing high visibility Colorado DUI patrols and sobriety checkpoints to spot suspected impaired drivers.

During the 2009 crackdown on driving under the influence in Colorado, officers made 3,531 arrests. Statistics show that nearly one-third of all traffic deaths involving alcohol occur between the two major holidays marking the beginning and end of summer. During 2009, a total of 191 people were killed in alcohol related accidents, equaling 41% of all traffic fatalities in Colorado.

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A Yavapai County Arizona woman is facing serious charges following an auto accident three months ago. The county sheriff's department says that the results of a toxicology test show that Jessica Wayas had significant presence of Methamphetamines/Amphetamines in her blood at the time of the incident.

On March 13, Wayas was driving her 1997 Ford Mustang when she hit a 1980 Chevy pick-up truck head-on. Wayas' 6-year old son and 5-year old daughter were in the car and were injured from not being restrained. Wayas was treated for injuries to her upper body and leg. The 71-year old driver of the pick-up truck was treated for severe chest pain. He had recently undergone heart surgery and has been on medication and in therapy since the accident.

An investigation into the accident showed that Wayas was at fault and had crossed the center line before colliding with the pick-up truck. When the Yavapai County Sheriff's Department received the results of the blood test from the Department of Public Safety, they filed charges of driving under the influence in Arizona, child abuse, aggravated assault and felony criminal damage. Wayas, 29, is being held on $15,000 bond.

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Both New York City police officers involved with a fatal crash in the Bronx last month had blood alcohol levels well above the legal limit for impaired driving. Officer Hoyoung Kim, who was driving at the time of the accident, had a 0.16% BAC. One of the passengers, Officer Edwin Paulino had a 0.21% BAC. Both officers were killed when their vehicle struck a guardrail on May 14 around 6:30 am.

Four female passengers in the vehicle, who are not police officers, were injured in the crash. Attorneys for the injured women are considering a lawsuit against the officer's estates and the police department.

While police policy does not prohibit officers from drinking in their personal time, they are routinely expected to set a positive example when in public and they are subject to New York DWI laws on drinking and driving.

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A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper arrested a Harlingen police sergeant for Texas DWI over the Memorial Day weekend. Sgt. Michael Bradley Fechner reportedly ran a red light early Saturday morning. The investigating trooper said that Fechner's speech and balance appeared ok but he had a very strong odor of alcohol and glossy eyes.

Fechner refused to submit to a breath test for blood alcohol content. He failed several field sobriety tests, including walking and turning, standing on one leg and the horizontal gaze nystagmus.

Fechner was booked on charges of driving while intoxicated in Texas. He appeared before a Cameron County judge on Saturday, and bond was set at $2,500. It is the officers first alcohol related driving offense.

Fechner, 38, remains on duty pending an investigation by the police department. If convicted of DWI in Texas, he could have his driver's license suspended, be fined $2,000, spend up to six months in jail and lose his peace officer's license.

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A deputy with the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's department has been arrested for driving while intoxicated in the Austin area. Deputy Michael St. Romain struck and injured a motorcyclist in San Marcos over the Memorial Day weekend. Because there was an accident with injury, local police took a blood sample to test St. Romain's blood alcohol content. While the test results are not complete, he was booked on charges of Intoxication Assault on Wednesday.

A spokesperson with Precinct 4 in the Houston area said that St. Romain would lose his job in accordance with department policy, if he is found guilty of DWI in Texas. In the interim, St. Romain has been suspended without pay. He has been a deputy patrol officer for about 18 months.

St. Romain's Texas DWI defense lawyer says that there is evidence that his client did not commit the offense. St. Romain was purportedly in a grocery store at the time of the accident and that someone else was driving his black Mustang. San Marcos Police say that there are currently no witnesses who can provide information about the crash or the deputy's role. Precinct 4 is allowing San Marcos to handle the investigation of the incident.

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A Port Aransas woman is suspected of killing herself after being arrested for DWI in Texas. On Tuesday afternoon, Sherry Black Lancaster was stopped by the Port Aransas Police for drunk driving and placed in a holding cell at police headquarters until she could be transferred to the Nueces County Jail. During a routine hourly cell check around 8:30 pm, it was discovered that Lancaster had hung herself.

Police and local EMS services administered CPR, and Lancaster was transported to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead.

The Chief of Police in Port Aransas said that Lancaster was "a resident of Port A and we are going to miss her very much". The family issued a statement saying that she was a loving wife and mother and she would be missed by all who knew her. Lancaster had no police record before Tuesday's TX DWI arrest.

Because Lancaster died while in police custody, the Texas Rangers have been contacted to conduct an investigation.

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A recent, informal survey was undertaken in Illinois to track arrests for driving under the influence. Approximately 68% of the state’s 700 police stations responded to the voluntary survey. It showed that Chicago had initiated the most arrests DUI in Illinois, not surprising because of the size of the city. A total of 4,341 IL DUI arrests were made during 2009, down form a total of 5,262 in 2008.

Other metropolitan areas with the most arrests for drunk driving include: Rockford with 743; Decatur 730; Naperville 581; Carol Stream 499 and Aurora 447. The city with the largest percentage increase in Illinois DUI arrests was Evanston, which jumped from 126 to 220 arrest, a 74% increase.

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A man was arrested for driving while intoxicated in New York while trying to help a stray dog. Oleksandr Nayda found the dog around 10:00 am Saturday and drove to the Monroe Police Department to ask for directions to an animal shelter. The police said that Nayda smelled of alcohol and he told officers he had stopped drinking around 6:00 that morning. Nayda had a .17% BAC and he was booked on charges of DWI in New York.

An animal control officer took the dog to the shelter. Nayda, 38, was held in county jail on $1000 bond.

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A Florida man was hit with a second offense for driving under the influence, moments after paying court costs associated with a previous FL DUI arrest. Gregory Jordan was arrested in the parking lot of the Clerk of Courts Office, where he had just paid his fine. He was spotted driving erratically by a businessman, who called police. Jordan reportedly hit a curb, bottoming out his truck and then kept driving aggressively until he hit the back of a moving truck and clipped a tree.

Jordan told the arresting Neptune Beach police officer that he had a bad week. He remains in jail on charges of drunk driving in Florida and causing property damage.

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A piece of anti-drunk driving legislation in the California State Assembly has been modified by an Appropriations Committee, removing two main points from the original bill. The key changes include the removal of a life-time 'look-back' period for prior California DUI arrests and the elimination of a provision allowing judges to permanently suspend a repeat offender's driver's license.

Under current state law, the prosecution can search a ten year window for any prior driving under the influence offenses in California. Any DUI more than ten years old is not included on a driver's record. Regarding license suspension, the existing law allows a judge to revoke a license for three years after a third offense for DUI in California. The proposed legislation sought to change that to a lifetime suspension. The compromise was a revocation of up to 10 years at the discretion of the judge.

Economics were cited for the changes in the proposed bill. California is currently grappling with a $19 billion deficit and any new expenses to the state budget are highly scrutinized. The lifetime look-back period especially would have increased the number of felony DUI convictions, in turn adding more inmates to the already crowded state prison system.

The original bill was challenged by civil liberties advocates and California DUI defense lawyers. It was noted that getting one's license back is strong incentive for a CA DUI offender to seek treatment for an alcohol problem which would potentially reduce recidivism. As part of the process, it is recommended that repeat offenders be required to install an ignition interlock in their vehicles before having driving privileges restored.

Starting July 1, 2010, California will begin testing a pilot program requiring mandatory installation ignition interlock devices for those arrested for drunk driving in Los Angeles, Tulare, Alameda and Sacramento Counties. If successful, the program may be expanded to the rest of the state.

The author of the DUI legislation is undeterred by the committee changes, saying that compromise is part of the legislative process. He added that any opportunity to remove a drunk driver from the highway is worth it. The bill now heads for a vote on the Assembly floor. If passed it will be taken up by the state Senate.

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Authorities in Maricopa County and Phoenix armed with more than 20,000 warrants are aggressively seeking certain motorists in the court system for driving under the influence in Arizona. The warrants are for those who have been arrested for Arizona DUI and failed to complete actions associated with the crime, like miss a court appearance before a judge or not pay court ordered fines.

The Phoenix Police Department, the Arizona Department of Public Safety and Maricopa County Adult Probation have teamed up to serve the warrants, and a command center has been set up on the Arizona State Fairgrounds. Forty officers and authorities are involved with the operation. The main focus is the Memorial Day holiday, though the effort will go on for many weeks. Typically an average of 20 arrests on DUI related warrants are made each week, though, during the crackdown, 50 arrests have been made already this week and more than 100 arrests are hoped for through Monday.

The program has been funded with a grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.

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A German national being held in an East Tennessee jail for a drunk driving accident that killed a Blountville man has asked to serve his jail sentence in Germany. Wolfgang Christ was sentenced to eight years in state prison last October after pleading no contest to vehicular homicide. He was involved in a crash in May 2006 that killed 33 year old Todd Harr. Christ cited wanting to be closer to his children and family members for the reason for the transfer.

The prosecutor in the case has opposed the request, stating that the offense took place in Sullivan County, it was where the victim in the case resided and where Christ was sentenced. There was a concern that the Tennessee prison system would lose control over Christ's sentence if he were transferred to Germany. In addition Tennessee's constitution establishes that victims of crime have the right to be present at all stages of the criminal process, including potential parole hearings. Christ's sentence includes possible parole after serving 30% of his jail term.

The family of the victim has said that the request for transfer has brought renewed memories of their son and the Tennessee drunk driving incident. They want assurances that Christ remains incarcerated and makes restitution for his actions.

According to prison records, Christ will be eligible for parole on November 20, 2011.

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Hideki Irabu was stopped for suspicion of driving under the influence in Southern California on May 17. The retired major league baseball pitcher reportedly was drifting outside of marked traffic lanes and nearly hit a parked car. Gardena police say that they will wait for the results of a blood test before deciding whether to charge Irabu with DUI in California.

Irabu was booked around 2:00 in the morning and released the next morning after posting $5000 bail. If charged, it will be a first offense misdemeanor DUI.

Irabu lives in nearby Rancho Palos Verdes. He had an excellent record as a pitcher in the Japanese baseball league, though his success in the states was mixed. He played for the New York Yankees, Montreal Expos and Texas Rangers between 1997 and 2002. He then returned to Japan and played until suffering a knee injury. Upon retiring from the sport, Irabu, 41, moved to southern California.

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A Texas man was arrested Monday night for suspicion of driving under the influence in Florida, after being involved in two accidents. He is also accused of setting fire to a police cruiser during his arrest.

Around 11:15 pm Jonathan Daniel Elenbaas struck a pole in a convenience store parking lot and then hit a car a short distance away. Hernando County sheriff's deputies responding to the scene saw Elenbaas "staggering all over the road." During the arrest and scene investigation, Elenbaas was placed in the backseat of a deputy's cruiser. Shortly after, a witness saw smoke coming from the vehicle. Elenbaas was removed from the vehicle and the fire was extinguished. Apparently a traffic vest had been ignited and the flames spread to the front seat of the cruiser. Elenbaas did have a lighter in his front pocket, but he denied setting the fire.

Elenbaas, 31, was booked on charges of DUI in Florida with property damage, arson and careless driving. He declined to submit to a breath test. He has a 2008 drunk driving offense on his record from Pennsylvania. Considered a flight risk, bond for Elenbaas was set at $10,000.

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Mary Richardson Kennedy has been formally charged with driving while intoxicated in New York. The wife of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was stopped around 9:00 pm on May 15 when a police officer directing traffic at a school carnival saw her drive onto a curb with her Volvo. When the officer investigated, Kennedy exhibited signs of intoxication, including slurred speech and an odor of alcohol. Kennedy said that she was to pick up people at the carnival.

Kennedy reportedly failed several field sobriety tests and she was taken to a police station for booking on the offense of DWI in New York. A breath test at the station revealed a BAC of .11%.

Mrs. Kennedy was released on personal recognizance and is scheduled to appear in court May 29.

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Lindsay Lohan appeared in a Los Angeles court yesterday to face questions stemming from a 2007 DUI offense in California. Lohan missed a mandatory court appearance last Thursday, claiming that her passport had been stolen while at the Cannes Film Festival. That meeting was to determine progress in Lohan's terms of probation and her absence prompted the judge to issue a warrant for her arrest. The warrant was later dropped after a $100,000 bond was posted.

During Monday's court session, Judge Marsha Revel set additional, strict rules for Lohan, including completion of alcohol education classes, abstaining from all alcohol, wearing an alcohol detecting ankle bracelet and undergoing random drug testing every week. Lohan did manage to avoid a jail sentence.

Lohan's defense attorney attempted to argue for dropping the ankle bracelet, saying the "bulky" device could interfere with her client's pending photo shoots and plans to appear in a movie to be filmed in Texas. The judge did not change her mind regarding the SCRAM bracelet and affirmed that all drug and alcohol testing would have to be done in California, leading her to add that the actress may have to delay her projects. After briefly consulting with her attorney, Lohan agreed to all conditions.

The judge also set a July 6 date for a probation violation hearing to address Lohan's failure to appear in court last week.

In related news, Lohan gave an interview before the court appearance where she questioned the need for rehab or jail, stating that she felt she was "in compliance with everything that occurs when you're in the court system for two (California) DUIs."

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The driver of a bus in northern Ohio was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in Ohio following an accident. The bus was chartered to transport 12 middle-school students and two adult chaperones from Hilliard, near Columbus, to Cedar Point, along Lake Erie.

In Attica, Ohio, about thirty miles from the amusement park, the driver lost control of the vehicle. Ronald L. Williams, 46, was driving a 2000 Ford vehicle as part of a caravan when he veered off the left side of road, hit a deep ditch and then managed to steer the bus back onto the road. He left a 75 foot long trail of debris from the undercarriage of the bus. The accident occurred at 8:35 in the morning. No one was seriously injured though several students suffered bumps and bruises and one adult was treated for a back injury. The children were put on other busses and continued on to Cedar Point.

Police detected alcohol on Williams' breath and his blood alcohol concentration registered .103%. He was charged with Ohio DUI, child endangerment, failure to control a vehicle, and operating a commercial vehicle without the correct type of license.

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Gov. Sonny Perdue recently signed into law a measure requiring a payment to be made with all requests for license hearings following an arrest for DUI in Georgia. Typically following an arrest for DUI in Georgia, the Department of Driver Services (DDS) will seek to administratively suspend a motorist's driver's license. The accused has the right to challenge the suspension by requesting an Administrative License Suspension (ALS) hearing. Effectively immediately, a filing fee of $150 must accompany a request for an ALS hearing.

Both the hearing request and the fee must be submitted to the DDS within 10 business days following an arrest for driving under the influence in Georgia. Failure to make the request on time or making the request but not including the filing fee would lead to the automatic suspension of license, with no opportunity for appeal.

The $150 fee is payable to the Georgia DDS, and personal checks are accepted.

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Governor Tim Pawlenty signed legislation calling for mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device for certain Minnesota DWI offenders. The new law allows those convicted of driving while intoxicated in Minnesota to recover their driving privileges if they agree to install the special device. An ignition interlock acts as a small breath tester, and a driver must provide a breath sample before starting the vehicle. If the sample exhibits alcohol above a pre-set limit, the ignition will become disabled and the vehicle will not start for a set period of time. The device also requires periodic retesting to prohibit a motorist from having someone else provide a breath sample.

Under the new Minnesota DWI law, drunk driving offenders who register a blood alcohol content at or above .16% (twice the legal limit) will be required to install an ignition interlock. Those who opt for the interlock device will have their full driving privileges restored immediately. Those who do not will have their driving privileges suspended for a period of 1 to 6 years, depending on the degree of the offense and other factors. Repeat offenders with three or more DWI arrests in Minnesota in a 10-year period will also be required to install the device.

Minnesota started an ignition interlock pilot program in mid-2009 that allowed more than 1000 motorists convicted of DWI in MN to regain their driver's licenses.

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety hopes the new measure will reduce the number of chronic drunk drivers on state roads, in turn reducing alcohol related traffic fatalities.

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Lindsay Lohan could not make a mandatory court appearance on Thursday, May 20 and the presiding judge issued an arrest warrant for the actress. After a bond of $100,000 was posted for her the same day, the warrant was recalled.

Lohan is facing probation violation stemming from the second of her two infamous arrests for driving under the influence in California. Under the terms of her plea agreement she was to attend an alcohol awareness meeting weekly and report her progress to the court regularly. Lohan has routinely snubbed the court, even showing up two hours late for one early morning appearance.

During the latest development, Lohan claimed that her passport had been stolen or misplaced while in France for the Cannes Film Festival. Lohan's defense attorney said that paperwork had been filed with police regarding the loss of the passport, and went so far as to say that his client had intended to attend an alcohol education class the very morning of the scheduled May 20 hearing. Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel dismissed those claims and issued the arrest warrant, stating that "she (Lohan) has a history of…not attending," and added, "If she wanted to be here, she could have been here. There's really no valid excuse." French law enforcement agents have said no theft report has been filed.

Judge Revel indicated that she intends to require Lohan to wear an alcohol detection ankle bracelet and undergo random, weekly drug and alcohol testing. The troubled 23-year old could also be sent to jail.

Despite her pending legal woes, Lohan made the most of her situation, party hopping in the south of France wearing thigh-highs and stiletto heels. She reportedly was at the Cannes festival to drum up support for a film in which she is scheduled to appear, a bio-pic about 70s porn star Linda Lovelace titled 'Inferno'.

Lohan is currently in the third year of probation for a 2007 DUI in Los Angeles, when she pled guilty to having a blood alcohol content above .08%, being under the influence of cocaine and reckless driving.

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Police in Roanoke Texas pursued a driver they say was speeding and weaving in and out of traffic. The suspect, Raymond Smith, was actually taking his brother Gerald, who was suffering from a heart attack, to the hospital.

The dash cam evidence only shows Smith driving to a local hospital, with his emergency flashers on, and not through traffic. Smith even says, "sorry for the inconvenience officers" as an arrest is initiated. He passed a field sobriety test though declined to take a breath test. Smith was charged with driving while intoxicated in Texas and evading police.

Smith's brother survived the heart attack.

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Billionaire John Goodman has been charged with driving under the influence in Florida and manslaughter following an accident that claimed the life of another driver. The founder of the Polo Club of Palm Beach was driving his Bentley in the early hours of February 12 when he struck a Hyandai driven by Scott Wilson. Wilson's vehicle ended up in a canal and he drowned.

Goodman arrived at the Palm Beach County Jail around 6:00 am on May 19, after an arrest warrant was issued the day before. His bond was set at $100,000.

Goodman was charged with DUI in FL causing death, manslaughter and failure to render aid. The victim's family has filed a civil suit against Goodman for wrongful death.

The mother of Phoenix Suns basketball player Amare Stoudemire was arrested last Saturday after a traffic infraction in Scottsdale. Carrie Mae Stoudemire was stopped around 3:30 pm for straddling two lanes and speeding. According to the police report, her eyes were watery and glassy. The officers then noticed that she was in violation of Arizona DUI law for not having an ignition interlock device in her vehicle. Stoudemire's driver's license indicates that she must have this device in her vehicle until October 30 of this year because of an Arizona DUI conviction.

Stoudemire claimed the SUV she was driving was a rental vehicle and she was unaware that the ignition interlock was required in all vehicles she operates. She said that she was driving to an alcohol education class, another condition of her sentence. After Stoudemire refused to perform field sobriety tests, she was arrested and placed in a squad car.

Amare arrived on the scene in a Bentley and Carrie started yelling for her son, asking him to get a lawyer. Police recognized the Suns player and asked him to leave because his presence was causing his mother to "act out". Amare complied.

Carrie Mae Stoudemire, 54, was booked at the Scottsdale jail for speeding, a lane violation and operating a vehicle without a mandated ignition interlock. She has a history of incidents with the law, including drunk driving, drug possession and prostitution. She was sentenced to three years in prison in 2006 for aggravated DUI in Arizona involving an accident.

The opening weekend of the fishing season will have sportsmen heading to lakes across Minnesota. To reduce drunk driving and alcohol related accidents, the Departments of Public Safety and Transportation will be staging extra DWI patrols. The heightened MN DWI enforcement will be focused on Anoka, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice, St. Louis, Crow Wing and Stearns counties.

Officials are urging motorists to be prepared, buckle up, use caution and plan for a sober designated driver. The DPS reports that 18 motorists have been killed over the past five fishing season opening weekends, and 6 of those fatalities were alcohol related. During the same time period, 2,331 arrests for driving while intoxicated in Minnesota were made.

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A Groveland Florida resident went to investigate a loud noise outside his house and he found a car had crashed into one of his trees. He also saw a man running from the scene. Police were able identify the man quickly however after finding a pay stub and a social security card in the wrecked vehicle.

Police soon caught up with Cody Dow Sullivan, who exhibited signs of inebriation, including bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and a strong odor of alcohol. Sullivan admitted to crashing into a tree while driving home from work. He also confessed to leaving the scene because he had been drinking. Sullivan failed a field sobriety test and his blood alcohol content was reportedly .166% and .168% during two different breath tests. The legal limit for drunk driving in Florida is .08%.

Sullivan, 20, was charged with driving under the influence in Florida and leaving the scene of an accident.

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A 50-year old Girl Scout leader was arrested for driving under the influence in Connecticut. West Hartford police stopped Theresa Tracy after being alerted by other motorists to an erratic driver on a winding hilly road. In the truck with Tracy were four young girls, including her daughter, being driven to a scout jamboree.

Tracy was seen hitting a traffic barrel and driving poorly while traversing Avon Mountain, considered one of the most dangerous roads in the state. Her blood alcohol content was reportedly nearly four times the legal limit for intoxication. Tracy and four eighth grade girls were heading for a scouting event in Tolland, nearly forty miles away. In addition to being charged with DUI in CT, Tracy is facing four counts of risk of injury to a minor.

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A new, federally funded facility located in The Woodlands has opened to serve southeast Texas. Ten full time examiners will process blood evidence and test for drugs. The laboratory will serve Montgomery County and 10 counties north of Houston, and reduce the backlog of cases in the state. Currently the area is using an overwhelmed lab in Austin is being used for testing.

The lab is run by the Sam Houston State University. Drug tests and blood analysis can take up to a year to process in some Texas facilities. The new lab plans to handle 6000 cases a year, with results in as little as two weeks. This will help prosecutors involved with crimes such as sexual assault, drug possession and driving while intoxicated in Texas.

While the facility has opened, it must be accredited by the American Society of Crime Lab Directors and the Texas Department of Public Safety before accepting evidence in Texas criminal cases. That is expected to happen this fall.

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Task forces across the state made 171 arrests for driving under the influence in Arizona during Cinco de Mayo celebrations. The statistics were released by the governor's office on Thursday, and the numbers show that 50 of those arrests were for extreme DUI.

Extreme AZ DUI is charged when a motorist has a blood alcohol content of .15% or higher. The legal limit for intoxication in the state is .08%.

The statewide drunk driving crackdown during Cinco de Mayo included 224 officers conducting sobriety checkpoints and targeted patrols.

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A 19-year old woman has been charged with DWI in North Carolina after she lost control of her car and struck a tree. Randi Petrolino reportedly blacked out after inhaling dust remover while crossing the Heide Trask Drawbridge in Wrightsville Beach. Shortly after midnight Tuesday morning, Petrolino crashed through a yield sign, ran over a median, narrowly missed a power pole and hit a bed of mulch while doing an estimated 70 miles per hour. The vehicle was then launched into the air, traveling 66 feet before hitting a tree at an estimated 45 miles per hour.

A witness says that when Petrolino regained consciousness she ran from the wrecked vehicle saying she could not get another DWI.

An investigating Wrightsville Beach police officer said that Petrolino and two occupants in the car had been huffing 'CleanSafe' and drinking alcohol. All three people in the car were taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

Petrolino was booked on charges of North Carolina DWI, underage consumption, possessing toxic fumes, inhaling toxic fumes and failure to report an accident. She was released to the custody of her mother in lieu of bond. The damage to her vehicle was estimated to be $10,000.

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The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Department says that a suspected drunk driver plowed through a fence at the Destin Airport around 3:00 am and crashed into a parked plane. Brian Mowen was arrested at the scene and faces multiple charges, including driving under the influence in Florida. He refused to submit to a breath test.

Mowne, 30, hit a Cirrus SR22 single engine aircraft, and caused an estimated $500,000 in damages. The Destin Fire Department had to contain a fuel leak from the airplane. Mowen suffered minor injuries that did not impact his booking at the Okaloosa County Jail.

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Colorado State Patrol troopers are piecing together details of an impaired driving incident on Interstate 70 Wednesday afternoon. Reportedly, Robin Boyce was driving westbound on I-70 in Jefferson County when she hit a truck around 12:30 pm. She continued driving west for about 40 miles before striking a tractor-trailer rig. The impact of the second crash partially ripped the top of her Volkswagen Beetle off.

Boyce drove two more miles before striking a guard rail. She then exited the highway near Silverthorne and parked at a Wendy's fast food restaurant. She attempted to run from police but was apprehended. Boyce was taken to a local hospital for a check-up before being booked on suspicion of DUI in Colorado at the Summit County Jail.

Boyce had a golden retriever in the vehicle at the time. The dog was unharmed and was taken by Summit County Animal Control.

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Legislation drafted to increase the penalty for driving under the influence in California has stalled in committee over anticipated costs associated with the bill. The measure drafted by Assemblyman Jerry Hill would give judges the authority to permanently revoke the driver's licenses of those convicted of a third DUI offense. It would also allow authorities to review a person's entire driving history rather than being limited to a 10-year look-back period, and assign jail sentences accordingly.

A consultant has reviewed the bill and estimates it would cost taxpayers at minimum $11 million and potentially as much as $28 million. The bulk of the costs would be associated with the need to expand California's already crowded prison system. The proposed DUI measure comes at a time when the federal government has ordered California to reduce its prison population. To comply, the state has released inmates incarcerated for lesser crimes, like drug possession, theft and DUI in California.

Under current state law a motorists found guilty of drunk driving in California is subject to a jail sentence, beginning with a first offense. Typically, an offender is offered court ordered treatment programs before being sent to jail. The potential jail term increases with each additional offense within 10 years, and a fourth offense is filed as a felony.

Opponents of the license revocation bill say that it will remove a very influential incentive for drunk driving offenders to enter an alcohol or substance abuse treatment program. Research shows a drop in recidivism for drunk driving when an offender is required to complete a treatment program before being licensed to drive again.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper has printed an article stating that Roswell police on the night shift have been ordered to make a minimum number of GA DUI arrests or face transfer. The paper obtained a memo showing that officers were to meet a goal of 25 arrests for driving under the influence in Georgia each year. Failure to do so would mean reassignment from the overnight shift. The memo also noted that one officer was transferred less than two weeks after failing to meet the quota.

DUI patrol officers receive overtime pay and realize advancement in the department sooner, meaning there is financial incentive and personal motivation to be a part of the shift rotation.

The Roswell Police Department said the Georgia DUI goal was one of several benchmarks used to evaluate officer productivity. The quota however raises the question of falsifying information to justify an arrest. DUI arrests can be initiated based solely on an officer's assumption of impairment, and not evidence from a breath or blood test.

Arrests for GA DUI in the northern Fulton County/Atlanta area have risen sharply during 2010.

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Austin Police Department Officer Leonardo Quintana was fired for a January 11 arrest for driving while intoxicated in Texas. Quintana was booked for suspicion of TX DWI following a traffic accident just hours after being deposed in a federal hearing.

Quintana was involved in the fatal shooting of Nathaniel Sanders in August of 2009. Police had information from three individuals that a gold colored Mercedes may be carrying firearms. When the suspected vehicle was spotted in an apartment complex, Quintana went to investigate. Sanders was asleep in the vehicle and reached for a weapon as he was awakened. Sanders and Quintana struggled for control of Sanders’ gun and the officer eventually discharged the suspect’s weapon three times, striking and killing the 18-year old man. Quintana also fired two shots at another suspect.

A police department investigation resulted in consideration of administrative penalties but no filing of criminal charges. While some suggested that the police were withholding information, Quintana was allowed to return to his job. Then in January of 2010 Quintana was required to testify during a federal investigation into a civil rights violation over the shooting. It was a few hours after that meeting that he was arrested for DWI in Austin.

After an internal investigation of the arrest, Police Chief Art Acevedo terminated Quintana, effective May 6.

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Jani Lane, former singer for the 80's band 'Warrant', was arrested for driving under the influence in the LA area. It is his second CA DUI offense in less than a year.

Lane sideswiped a parked vehicle with his black Infiniti sedan in Woodland Hills last Sunday evening. According to an LAPD arrest report, he failed a field sobriety test and a breath test registered a blood alcohol content twice the legal limit. Both the parked vehicle and Lane's vehicle were damaged though no one was injured. Lane, 46, was booked for California DUI and released around 3:00 am Monday.

In June 2009, Lane was charged with drunk driving after striking another parked car. The following month he pleaded no contest and was sentenced to three years probation, three months in an alcohol education program and one month of community service. Lane was arrested Sunday by the same officer from the 2009 incident.

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Police in Garnerville arrested a topless woman for driving under the influence in Nevada last Monday. During a raging snow storm, half-naked 41-year old Brandi Smith reportedly entered a grocery store and stole a bottle of wine before driving to a fast-food restaurant.

Callers had reported an erratic driver in a black Corvette before Smith was observed stopping at Scolari's grocery and entering the store naked from the waist up. She proceeded to grab a $20 bottle of wine and, when confronted by a clerk about her lack of clothing, walked out of the store without paying. She then drove to a Burger King restaurant where an off-duty sheriff's deputy found her with the front wheel of the car on the curb in the landscaping. The trooper removed the key from the ignition and kept Smith from exiting the vehicle.

Smith was taken to Carson Valley Medical Center for treatment and observation. A breath test revealed a blood alcohol content of .144%.

Smith has two prior convictions for DUI in California, and her California driver's license is suspended. There is no record of her having a Nevada license. Smith is also on probation for stealing beer from a convenience store last October.

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The offenses included 868 arrests for driving while intoxicated in North Carolina, 8,343 speeding tickets, 558 drug charges and 2,281 seat belt violations. Officers also arrested 278 fugitives and recovered 27 stolen vehicles. The counties with 25 or more drunk driving arrests included Mecklenburg (67), Guilford (46), Harnett (38), Wake (38), Nash (29), Union (29), Gaston (28) and Robeson (25).

The NC DWI campaign was conducted by a joint force including local police departments, county sheriff's departments and the State Highway Patrol.

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The woman, identified as Sharon E. Dizon, pulled into a parking lot where the other motorists confronted her. She was asked to turn off her car and she instead turned off her headlights. She then drove off. Her pursuers watch her hit the curb a few times as she drove two miles without her headlights. When she eventually drifted into another parking lot, at least three other vehicles blocked her in.

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper reported that as he arrived on the scene, the Good Samaritans were still trying to get Dizon to turn off her car and surrender her keys. When she saw the trooper she shut off the ignition and threw her keys into the hole of the missing car stereo.

As Dizon exited the vehicle she was unable to stand without leaning on the car door. She told the officer that she was looking for her boyfriend. When asked if she knew she had hit the median, she said, "I didn’t mean to. It just happens sometimes."

After being placed under arrest for Florida DUI, Dizon slipped out of her handcuffs twice before having her wrists restrained with plastic leg ties. When told not to try to get out of her restraints, she replied, "I don’t know what I’m doing right now. I have a lot going on in my mind." En route to Pasco County Jail she screamed, cried and yelled obscenities, finally exclaiming that she couldn’t believe the cop was taking her to jail because she was "(bleeping) detoxing".

Dizon refused to submit to a chemical test for blood alcohol content and drugs. She was charged with driving under the influence in Florida and resisting arrest. She was released from jail around 9:45 Tuesday morning.

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Puck, whose real name is David Rainey, was on a fishing trip with his eight-year old son when he reportedly failed to negotiate a turn and rolled down an embankment. The vehicle came to rest upside down in a creek. Puck injured both feet, his neck, his right hand, and fractured his clavicle and sternum. His son, Bogart, suffered bruised internal organs, but was able to exit the wrecked vehicle, climb back to the road and signal for help.

There was evidence of alcohol contributing to the crash, leading California Highway Patrol to charge Puck with driving under the influence in California. He also faces charges of child endangerment and driving without a license. He remains hospitalized, while his son has been released and is with his mother.

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Wahler, 23, has gained a reputation as a bad boy. He was arrested on March 11 for being in a brawl in a San Lucas Mexico nightclub. He was arrested in Yakima County Washington in September 2009 and charged with assault and minor drinking. In 2008 he was ordered to rehab for punching a tow truck driver in the face and using racial slurs. He was arrested and spent 18 days in jail during 2007 for fighting in the lobby of the Seattle Marriott hotel. Later that year he was charged with underage drinking, resisting arrest and attempted bribery.

Wahler reportedly does not recall any of his arrests, claiming they are "blackouts".

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Havner was taken to a hospital before police responded to the scene. When it was determined that he was under the influence, California Highway Patrol placed him under arrest for CA DUI.

The incident took place in Grass Valley, Havner’s hometown about 55 miles north of Sacramento. Havner, 27, secured a spot on the Packers roster in 2008 and he caught a game tying pass in the NFC wildcard playoff game last January. A free agent this year, the Packers had extended Havner a one year offer two weeks ago.

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California saw a 14% drop in traffic deaths between 2007 and 2008, and expects a further reduction in the 2009 figures.

The drop in fatalities is attributable to a number of factors, including enhanced California DUI patrols, a California drunk driving reporting system and increased sobriety checkpoints. Approximately one third of state fatalities reportedly involve alcohol. The reduction in fatalities is also reflective of increased safety in newer vehicles and the fact that motorists are driving less in the troubled economy.

California authorities are currently evaluating how state bans on cell phone use without a hands-free device and texting while driving will affect the number of highway deaths.

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Jefferson was then taken to Hennepin County jail where he was booked for suspicion of DWI in Minnesota. He was released about an hour later. Police say that Jefferson was very cooperative during his traffic stop and arrest.

Jefferson apologized to basketball fans and the entire Timberwolves organization for making “a very poor decision.” The 6’10” center was suspended for two games by the NBA Timberwolves.

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The Pima County Sheriff’s Office recently also reported receiving state grant money that will be used in its pursuit of motorists suspected of driving under the influence in Arizona.

The Southern Arizona DUI Taskforce has announced that it will use a $150,700 grant to pay for overtime and benefits for task force members. In addition to sobriety checkpoints, additional DUI patrols will be scheduled, including a crack down on suspected drunk driving in AZ during the upcoming Tucson Rodeo.

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Harris failed a field sobriety test and refused to have his blood alcohol content tested. He was booked at the King County Jail for DUI in Washington, driving with a suspended license and additional traffic offenses.

Jake Harris, 24, is the son of Captain Phil Harris who suffered a stroke and died less than two weeks ago. The BMW is registered to the late, elder Harris. Jake and his brother Joshua are deckhands on the crab fishing vessel 'Cornelia Marie' on the Discovery Channel show.

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Westbrook failed several field sobriety tests and refused to submit to a breath test. He was charged with MD DUI, negligent driving and failure to keep on the right side of the road. If convicted for DUI in Maryland, he could be fined $1000, sentenced to a year in jail and have his driver’s license suspended for six months.

The Washington Redskins organization says it is aware of the arrest and is taking the situation seriously. Team executives plan to meet with Westbrook and watch the legal proceedings unfold. Westbrook, 25, played in all but one game last season, mainly appearing on special teams.

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Allen did submit to two breath tests, which revealed a blood alcohol content of .152% and .167%, about two times the legal limit for alcohol intoxication in Florida.

A Miami-Dade County Corrections officer said that Allen, 31, was booked on charges of driving under the influence in Florida. He was released Saturday after posting $1,000 bail.

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The bill's author says it is an innovative way to keep Kentucky DUI offenders off the road, and elaborates, “if only one life is saved, I believe the program is worth the effort.” There is no indication of the impact of the program on the state budget.

The legislation calls for the installation of an interlock device for first offense DUI in Kentucky if there are aggravating circumstances, such as speeding, causing an accident with death or injury, or having a blood alcohol content in excess of .18%. According to state statistics, 34,000 motorists were charged with driving under the influence in Kentucky during 2008. Nearly 200 lost their lives to alcohol related accidents.

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The proposal to increase the penalties for driving while intoxicated in Louisiana have been backed by the state’s District Attorneys Association. The recommendations have not yet been drafted into legislation. The 2010 legislative session begins March 29.

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Labarga reportedly had bloodshot, glassy eyes and smelled of alcohol. She admitted to having been drinking, and on the way to be booked for Florida DUI asked the officer to let her go if she got a ride. Two breath tests registered a BAC of .173% and .177%, more than twice the legal limit.

Jorge Labarga became a Supreme Court Justice in 2009 after serving 13 years as judge for the 15th Circuit Court. His office said that ethics rules forbid him from commenting on a pending case of any kind.

If convicted of DUI in Florida, Labarga faces up to $1000 in fines, $406 in court costs, mandatory enrollment in an alcohol education program, attendance at a victim impact panel, 50 hours of community service, six months of probation, loss of vehicle for 10 days, suspension of driver’s license, and, since she had a blood alcohol content above .15%, mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device for six months. First offenders are infrequently sentenced to jail, but, depending on the circumstances of the drunk driving arrest, could be sent to jail for up to six months.

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The bill's author, Rep Tom Knox, says that the measure will reduce recidivism. He hopes that those with a true drinking problem will be identified before they become a repeat offender.

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Fresno, California was ranked the drunkest city for the year. Rounding out the top five positions are Reno, Nevada; Billings, Montana; Riverside, California and Austin, Texas. The least drunk city, coming in at the 100 position, is Boston, Massachusetts.

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The totals for the year included 960 drunk driving arrests where the motorist had an blood alcohol reading of .15% or higher, considered extreme DUI under state law.

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Rep. Claire Levy (D-Boulder) would like for second time Colorado DUI offenders to spend 10 days in jail and then be placed on 2 years supervised probation. A third or subsequent offense would result in 60 day jail term. During probation, offenders would be required to enroll in DUI education and alcohol/drug treatment.

Another goal of Levy’s bill would make sentencing for DUI in Colorado consistent across the state. Currently sentences can include in-home detention rather than time in county jail. Rep. Cory Gardner (R-Yuma) has introduced a bill requiring a second drunk driving offense in Colorado to be filed as a felony. A conviction would result in a jail term with the Colorado Department of Corrections. The authors consider the two bills similar in effort, with a focus on roadway safety. Both also call for education and treatment as part of the solution to CO drunk driving. According to the Colorado Human Service, such activities are effective in reducing recidivism.

Of concern is the financial impact of the measures on local economies and county jail budgets. The burden of costs associated with the incarceration of additional criminal offenders would fall on the county governments, not the state. Rep. Gardner has pledged to work with local sheriffs to find beds for those found guilty of DUI in Colorado, and to see if state funds can be made available.

Reps. Levy and Gardner say they are willing to work together to address the issue of chronic drunk driving in Colorado.

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Around 1:00 am on January 3, Conley had been dispatched to a local McDonald’s restaurant following a report of a disorderly man. That suspect was Ruby, who was not arrested after promising to call his wife for a ride home. Just a few minutes later, however, Ruby was spotted driving his pick-up truck. Knowing he was intoxicated, Conley initiated a traffic stop and cited Ruby for DUI in Ohio. The 61-year old man was released to his wife around 3:00 am. He appeared less than hour later at the police department and waited for Conley to exit the building.

Conley was shot in the back. Because he was wearing a bulletproof vest, he was able to be treated at a hospital and released. Hearing the gunfire, Patrolman Christopher Hodges rushed to Conley’s aid and shot and killed Ruby. Conley is resting from his injuries and both law enforcement officers are on administrative leave while the incident is investigated.

Mt. Orab in Brown County is about 30 miles east of Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Pruitt, 37, has been suspended without pay until the completion of an investigation of his FL DUI. He was hired by the sheriff’s department in 1994 as a patrol deputy.

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