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Cobb County Officer Arrested for Georgia DUI
Officer involved in hit and run accident while driving drunk.
Lt. Robert McGee, with the Cobb County Police Department, was charged with driving under the influence in Georgia after he was in a hit and run accident. The accident occurred on October 26 at Chastain Road and George Busbee Parkway in Kennesaw.
McGee turned himself in and was booked at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center on charges of GA DUI, hit and run and following too closely.
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350 Colorado DUI Arrests Over Halloween
Statewide effort against CO drunk driving covered four days.
The Colorado State Patrol has released the number of arrests for CO DUI over the Halloween weekend. Twenty-two law enforcement agencies from across the state cooperated in the targeting of drunk driving. Their efforts netted 350 arrests for driving under the influence in Colorado.
The State patrol reported the highest number of DUI arrests at 111. Denver police followed with 62 arrests and Colorado Springs with 41. The arrests were made between October 30 and November 2.
Another statewide DUI crackdown is scheduled for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Motorized Chair from Minnesota DWI Case Sells on eBay
Police make over $10,000 on sale.
A motorized chair built by Dennis LeRoy Anderson gained notoriety after he was busted for driving while intoxicated in Minnesota last year. The recliner is powered by a lawnmower engine and features a stereo, cup holders, headlights a nitrous oxide power boost system and a parachute.
Anderson had a blood alcohol content more than three and a half times the legal limit for intoxication when he struck a parked car in August 2008 on his way home from a bar. The 62-year old man from near Duluth eventually pleaded guilty to MN DWI, and the Proctor Police Department impounded his special chair. As allowed under Minnesota DWI law, the police placed the chair on eBay, with all proceeds going to the police department. They had received bids over $43,000 before it was revealed that the chair was not a 'La-Z-Boy' brand as initially advertised, so the bidding started again.
The new winning bid was for $10,099.99.
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Postal Carrier Facing Florida DUI Charges
Man found passed out over steering wheel while delivering mail.
A postal worker in Boynton Beach is facing charges of driving under the influence in Florida after being found slumped over the steering wheel of his mail truck. Kevin Crocilla registered a blood alcohol content more than three times the legal limit for intoxication in Florida. Witnesses had contacted a fire-rescue team thinking Crocilla may be suffering from a medical condition.
Crocilla said that he had been up all night drinking wine and then drank half a bottle of mouthwash to mask the smell of alcohol. He had arrived at work at 11:00 am.
Crocilla, 29, reportedly stumbled while exiting the mail truck and was unable to complete a field sobriety test because he couldn’t keep his eyes open or his head straight. He blew .264% and .258% BAC during two breath tests. The legal limit is .08%. Crocilla said he was delivering one piece of mail to each person, and he then passed out.
A spokesperson with the United States Postal Service has not commented on the FL DUI incident.
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Wisconsin Drunk Driver Calls 911 to Report Herself
WIS DUI charged after dispatcher instructs motorist to pull over.
A 911 dispatcher in Neilsville, Wisconsin received a phone call from a woman reporting a drunk driver. When asked if she was following the suspected impaired driver, the woman replied "I am them".
Mary Strey, 49, admitted being drunk after "drinking all night long" and was concerned about hurting someone. The dispatcher instructed her to pull over and turn on her emergency flashers. Clark County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Jim Backus said Strey was found about three miles northeast of Neilsville, in central Wisconson. Her phone call, and the fact that she had a blood alcohol content twice the legal limit, lead to charges of driving under the influence in Wisconsin.
Chief Deputy Backus said DUI self-reporting is rare.
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Off-Duty Deputy Arrested for California DUI
Kern County sheriff's deputy had stopped to help with a traffic accident.
A Kern County sheriff's deputy was charged with drunk driving in California early Friday morning, after he attempted to help with a traffic collision. Jessie Alvarez was off-duty when he stopped along Interstate 5 to assist at the accident scene around 2:15 in the morning on October 23. A California Highway Patrol officer suspected Alvarez was driving under the influence of alcohol and had him taken to a local substation to have his blood alcohol content checked.
Alvarez, 30, was booked for misdemeanor CA DUI and for having a BAC above the legal limit of .08%. He is subject to an administrative investigation, and is expected to be placed on leave.
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Toddlers Roam Street After DUI Mom Passes Out
Mother of two charged with DUI in Florida after being found passed out in minivan.
A 3-year old boy and a 4-year old girl were found wandering the streets of Cooper City, Florida around 5:00 pm on Wednesday, nearly two miles from their house. The two had got out of the family mini-van and walked off after their mother passed out in her driveway with the engine running.
Brenda Dulcos was reportedly on her way to pick up an older child from school when she passed out. When her mother failed to arrive, the daughter walked to an uncle's house. The uncle then contacted the Sheriff's department. In the mean time, the two toddlers were found, barefoot, by a good Samaritan while they were about to cross a busy road and also called authorities. They said they were trying to find their older sister.
When found by police around 6:00 pm, Dulcos refused to submit to a breath test to check blood alcohol content. While not actually driving the gold Ford Windstar, police arrested her for Florida DUI because she was in physical control of the vehicle. She was also charged with child neglect.
Brenda Dulcos wept while being charged with driving under the influence in FL. It is her first alcohol related offense. She was told she would not be allowed to drink when released, or drive with children in the vehicle. Broward County Florida judge John Hurley said the drunk driving incident was a danger to the children, and liken it to having a loaded gun with the kids around. He vowed to personally call the Florida Department of Children and Families to make them aware of Dulcos' actions.
Dulcos, 44, was being held in the North Broward jail on $4,500 bail. The children are in the custody of their father.
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Pennsylvania Man Accidently Kills His Identical Twin Brother
PA DUI considered as alcohol was involved in parking accident.
Timothy Willgruber, 56, was trying to parallel park a minivan last Saturday afternoon when he killed his identical twin brother, Thomas. Thomas was outside the vehicle guiding his brother into a parking spot when Timothy apparently lost control and pinned him against an SUV. Thomas died later in the day after being taken to a hospital.
Bethlehem Police investigating the scene reported that Timothy Willgruber failed a field sobriety test. Police are considering charges, including driving under the influence in Pennsylvania.
Thomas Willgruber's wife called the incident a "freak accident" and was felt it was not the right time to worry about blame. The twins reportedly were best friends and spoke on a regular basis.
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Off-Duty Cop Accused of NY DWI in Pedestrian Death
Police officer hits pedestrian while driving drunk in NYC.
An off-duty police officer was arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated and vehicular manslaughter early Sunday morning in Brooklyn. Around 1:00 am, New York City cop Andrew Kelly struck and killed Vionique Valnord as she was trying to hail a cab after attending a wedding reception. Valnord was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. Several passengers, including at least one additional police officer, were in Kelly's Jeep Cherokee at the time of the accident.
Officers responding to the scene detected alcohol on Kelly's breath and initiated an investigation. Kelly, 30, was booked for DWI in NY and released after posting $200,000 bond. A spokesperson with the police union refused immediate comment regarding the NYC drunk driving incident and the pedestrian death.
Valnord's father, a pastor at a Brooklyn church, delivered a Sunday morning sermon as scheduled.
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Metro police Officer Arrested for DUI in Nashville
Nashville, TN Police officer crashed an unmarked patrol car.
An officer with the Nashville Metro Police has been charged with driving under the influence in Tennessee. John Cumberland crashed an unmarked police cruiser into a ditch around 12:30 early Thursday morning. A witness reported the accident to authorities.
Cumberland reportedly showed signs of impairment during field sobriety tests. He consented to a breath test and registered a blood alcohol content of .12%. The legal limit for DUI in TN is .08%. He was also charged with possession of a firearm with under the influence of alcohol.
Cumberland, 32, is an East Precinct Crime Suppression Unit Officer and he finished his shift around 8:00 pm Wednesday. He has been removed from duty and an administrative investigation has been started.
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