DUISearch results for category: Indiana DUI
Peculiar drunk driving articles for the week of September 18
Really odd drunk driving news – 'The Human Body'
Police use taser on naked California DUI suspect – Santa Ana police pulled over a man suspected of driving under the influence in California after he struck another car. When the driver refused to put up his hands the police hit him with a stun gun. When the officers moved in for an arrest, they found the man completely naked. The man was taken for drug and alcohol testing.
Naked motorcyclist arrested for Florida DUI – Police followed Dante Kraus early on a Tuesday morning riding down Interstate 75 on his motorcycle completely naked. They finally pulled him over after the 45-year ran exited the highway and ran a red light. Kraus said that he had been drinking a Hooter's restaurant and did not know how he lost his clothes. He was arrested for his fifth suspected DUI in FL.
Indiana DUI suspect sues after police forced catheter into him – An Indiana man stopped for suspicion of impaired driving is suing the police in Lawrenceburg after they forced a catheter into his penis to get a urine sample. Jamie Lockard was stopped for running a stop sign and police conducted a breath test to test for blood alcohol content. The police then obtained a search warrant and took Lockard to a hospital for blood and urine samples. When Lockard said he couldn't provide a urine sample and refused to drink any liquid, the police forcibly held him down and inserted the catheter. In a complaint filed in federal court, Lockard is seeking an unspecified amount of damages and a jury trial.
Nude knocker held on California DUI - Peter Allen Steele is accused of ringing people's doorbells while naked. He was apprehended by San Mateo sheriff's deputies after streaking through a Redwood City home and into the woods. It took a taser and two shots from a bean bag gun to bring down the 6'7", 250 pound suspect. Steele was charged with drunk driving in California, indecent exposure, evading police officers and entering a house without permission.
Have you been charged with drunk driving and need to hire a DUI defense attorney?
Filed in California DUI | Florida DUI | Indiana DUI | Permalink | Comments (0)
Peculiar drunk driving articles for the week of June 12
Really odd drunk driving news – 'Just Plain Strange'
Four men, a turtle and Florida DUI – Brevard County deputies became suspicious of a pick-up truck swerving on the beach and initiated a traffic stop. The driver instead fled the beach and accelerated to over 90 mph while the occupants threw beer cans out the windows. A pursuing sheriff's office cruiser blew out a tire and the deputy crashed into a ditch. When finally stopped, police found a soft shell turtle, which are protected and off limits during a three-month period, in the back of the truck bed. The driver, Brandon Kincaid, was charged with driving under the influence in Florida, reckless driving, eluding authorities and possession of a soft-shell turtle in the off-season.
A flipped car, a stolen tractor and Indiana DUI – Kevin Michael Whitesell of Terre Haute flipped his car on a rural road. He walked two miles to a farmhouse, stole a tractor and returned to the crash site in an attempt to tow his car before anyone noticed. While dragging his car across a bridge, Whitesell lost control and both vehicles ended up in a creek. The second accident caused more than $150,000 in damage to the tractor and the bridge. Whitesell was charged with drunk driving in Indiana, leaving the scene of a crash, theft and multiple other charges for damages.
Endless driving in a circle and Utah DUI – An unidentified woman was charged with driving under the influence in West Jordan, UT after attempting to make a simple u-turn. According to police, she “never quite came out of it.” She continued to drive in an endless circle in the middle of the road before finally steering out of the turn and hitting a tree.
A car in a swimming pool and California DUI – Yvonne Campbell was driving erratically on Interstate 80 in Concord when she lost control of her Acura TL. She flew off the highway, slid down an embankment, crashed through a highway perimeter fence, smashed through a wooden fence, rolled across a yard and ended up in a swimming pool. Responding rescue workers had to dive into the pool to save Campbell, who showed no signs of life. After being resuscitated, Campbell was transported to a local hospital and later charged with CA DUI.
Have you been arrested for drunk driving?
Filed in California DUI | Florida DUI | Indiana DUI | Permalink | Comments (0)
Peculiar drunk driving articles for the week of April 24
Really odd drunk driving news – Multiples
1 traffic stop, 2 Indiana DUI arrests – State trooper stopped 19-year man for speeding and then arrested him for drunk driving in Indiana after determining his blood alcohol content was 0.17%. Troopers contacted the man’s father, the county coroner, to retrieve the vehicle. When the father arrived, he too was arrested for Indiana DUI after registering a BAC of .10%. Father and son were both booked on charges of driving while intoxicated.
2 Minnesota DWI charges in 2 hours – Lake Forest police stopped Michael Douglas Johnson for a traffic violation and was ticketed for fourth-degree DWI after registering a blood alcohol content of 0.15%. The time was 12:34 am. Rather than having the police tow the vehicle, a sober friend agreed to move it. However, at 1:49 am, Johnson was observed driving his truck at 15 miles per hour under the speed limit. He was stopped again and charged with a second fourth-degree MN DWI. He also spent the night in Washington County Jail.
1 day, 2 New York DWI arrests – Joseph Babbie was arrested by State Police for suspicion of drunk driving in New York at 2:22 a.m. Saturday. He was arraigned on a felony driving while intoxicated charge and released on his own recognizance. He was arrested again at 9:52 p.m. Saturday after taking a car without permission. Babbie was booked for his fourth NY DWI offense in 10 years and remanded to the Clinton County Jail.
3 Ohio DUI arrests in 6 days – Tammy Webb, 43, was arrested for driving under the influence in Ohio on April 1. The next day she was charged again with OH DUI. Her third arrest came April 6 when she stopped at a fire station at an auto plant to ask for directions. Police say that initial chemical tests did not reveal alcohol in her system during any one of the three incidents, though she was impaired and confused at the time of her arrests. Tests are being conducted to determine drug ingestion. Local law enforcement officers don't recall ever arresting one person so often in such a short period of time.
Have you been arrested for DUI or DWI?
Filed in Indiana DUI | Minnesota DUI | New York DUI | Ohio DUI | Permalink | Comments (0)
Peculiar drunk driving articles for the week of January 23
Really odd drunk driving news – Clothing Edition.
Florida DUI for news anchor with pants down – Russell Rhodes, the Fox News anchor in Tampa, was spotted at a parking garage token machine trying to back his 2006 BMW 325i into exiting traffic. When an off-duty deputy checked into the situation, Rhodes tried to run away but he didn’t get very far because his belt was unbuckled and his pants were open. Rhodes refused to give the officer his car keys so the vehicle could be moved. He was eventually handcuffed and arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in Florida and obstructing an officer.
Indiana DUI for shoeless suspect – When a Muncie, Indiana patrol officer tried to pull over a motorist for running a stop sign, the suspect drove off and briefly lost the pursuing police. The officer found the vehicle with the motor still running and two open beer bottles inside. While following footprints in the snow, he also found a pair of black tennis shoes. The patrolman entered a nearby bar and asked whether anyone had just run into the place, which initially received a response of denials and then laughter. The officer found Gordon M. Garrett, 24, hiding in the bathroom with only socks on his feet. Garrett was charged with drunk driving in Indiana, criminal recklessness, reckless driving, public intoxication and resisting law enforcement.
California DUI for shirtless woman – Police investigating a single vehicle accident found Deborah Marie Costilla shirtless, pouring water over her head. Costilla, 45, was given a shirt and then checked for injuries. She was later booked on charges of drunk driving in California for having a blood alcohol content more than three times the legal limit.
Police taser naked man during California DUI arrest – Santa Ana Police pulled over a van suspected of hitting another vehicle. Because the suspected drunk driver, still in his van, was fumbling around in the front seat and refused to put his hands in the air, they used a taser to stun the man’s neck and head. The suspect was then found to be completely naked. The unidentified man was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence in California and tested for alcohol and drugs.
Do you need a DUI Lawyer or DWI attorney?
Filed in California DUI | Florida DUI | Indiana DUI | Permalink | Comments (0)
Former Police Officer Arraigned for Indiana DUI in Indianapolis
Detective crashed two department issued vehicles and didn’t appear at first court hearing.
George Leon Benjamin, a former detective with the Indianapolis Metro Police Department, was arraigned Thursday on charges of driving under the influence in Indiana.
Benjamin was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday but he sent a message stating that he had entered an in-patient alcohol rehabilitation program. The judge ordered Benjamin to appear in court at 9:00 the next day. Benjamin, 46, has been charged with two incidents of drunk driving in Indianapolis after crashing a Ford Crown Victoria into an apartment maintenance building and then, just last Sunday, hitting a fence with a Ford Taurus. Both were department issued vehicles. In total, Benjamin faces one felony charge and five misdemeanors.
Benjamin told the court that he was working on hiring an Indianapolis DUI defense attorney. A plea of not guilty was entered and his driver’s license was suspended. Benjamin was ordered to not consume alcohol or operate a motor vehicle, and to comply with conditions of his alcohol abuse treatment. Benjamin was then booked and released.
Though Benjamin retired from the Metro police force on Tuesday, an internal investigation is being conducted.
Do you need to hire an Indianapolis, IN DUI Attorney?
Filed in DUI Related | Indiana DUI | Permalink | Comments (0)
Judge Tries to Avoid Indiana DUI
Judge attempts to alter outcome of breath test in case of drunk driving in Indianapolis.
Circuit Court Judge Thomas J. Felts is suspected of deliberately trying to alter the result of a breath test by not performing the test correctly. Felts was stopped by the Indiana State Capitol Police around 2:30 am for excessive speeding and failure to signal. They suspected drunk driving in Indiana after observing Felt’s glassy eyes, poor dexterity and slurred speech and detecting alcohol on his breath. Felts was unable to stand without holding onto his black Lincoln, and when asked if he had been drinking he replied, “Oh yeah.” He failed a field sobriety test and, though he appeared to provide a weak breath sample, a mobile breath test registered a blood alcohol content of .14%.
Under Indiana DWI laws, portable breath test results are not permissible in court, so police took Felts into custody after he agreed to submit to a certified chemical test. Once at the booking station however, Felts provided two incomplete tests. He refused to maintain a constant flow of air when providing a breath sample and then he tried to make himself burp, which would affect the test result and require a time delay before another test could be administered. A Marion County prosecutor said that, because of his position on the bench, Felts “knows what causes a machine to malfunction.” Refusal to submit to a breath test invokes an automatic one year suspension of driver’s license in Indiana, so police confiscated Felts’ license and charged him with driving while intoxicated in Indianapolis.
Felts’ Indiana DUI defense attorney claims that the officers did not administer the tests correctly and that his client did not refuse to take the tests, so his license should not have been suspended.
Felts is back on the bench, where the majority of his caseload is felony criminal cases involving alcohol. This week however, he will be handling domestic relations cases as part of a previously scheduled case swap. Felts could be jailed for up to one year if convicted of Indiana DWI. In addition the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications could conduct hearings on the incident. Felts, a Republican, is the current president of the Indiana Judges Association.
Have you been arrested for DUI in Indiana?
Filed in DUI News | Indiana DUI | Permalink | Comments (3)
Indiana DUI Offender Ordered to Keep Wrecked Car in Yard
Judge uses vehicle as reminder of effects of drinking and driving in Indiana.
Stephanie Pochron, of Wanatah, is set to complete a six-month jail sentence for drunk driving in Porter County, Indiana. After her release however, she will have a constant reminder of the injury accident she caused last summer.
A Porter County Superior Court Judge has ordered the wrecked vehicle Pochron was driving at the time of the accident placed in her front yard. And it must remain there until Pocheron completes a three year probation term.
Pocheron, 30, caused a crash while driving under the influence in Indiana. She struck one vehicle and collided with another, seriously injuring a man from Ohio. It was her third Indiana DUI offense, and because there was an alcohol related accident with injury she was charged with felony drunk driving and sentenced to jail. Upon her release, Pocheron must take the anti-alcohol drug Antabuse, attend Alcohol Anonymous meetings and enroll in a substance abuse program.
Pocheron, a former bartender, told the court that she remains sober and is “never going to drink again.”
Are you looking for a Porter County DUI Attorney?
Filed in DUI News | Indiana DUI | Permalink | Comments (0)
Indiana Court Rules for Police in DUI Case
Defendant had challenged arrest because cop had not taken police department oath.
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled on an issue involving a challenge to a DUI arrest that could have had far reaching implications.
Cheryl Oddi-Smith was charged with drunk driving after being involved in a three-car fender bender on January 15, 2007. Her DUI defense attorneys discovered that the arresting officer had not taken an oath to the new Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, which had been formed in January. A lower court judge in Marion County, Indiana threw out the driving under the influence charge leading prosecutors to appeal the decision to the high court.
During the lower court hearing the defense attorneys argued that police officer status, and thus their authority, did not transfer to the newly formed IMPD, which consolidated the city and county law enforcement agencies. Officers from both departments had taken part in a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony following the merger, but attendance was optional. The legal challenge was based on merger guidelines outlined in both an ordinance passed by the City-County Council and the newly written IMPD policy book. While admitting that his ruling probably would not stand but was based on the case at hand, a Marion Superior Court judge agreed and granted suppression of evidence due to an illegal arrest.
In the 5-0 vote, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that officers who had formerly pledged an oath to either the Indianapolis Police Department or the Marion County Sheriff's Department retained their law enforcement status when the agencies merged. The justices found the intent for a seamless transition in the merger, and said that the oath requirement applied to new officers only.
The decision not only reinstates the case against Oddi-Smith, it clarifies the status of potentially thousands of other arrests that took place after the creation of the IMPD.
Tags:
Filed in DUI News | Indiana DUI | Permalink | Comments (0)
King Tut's Brew - The Most Expensive Beer?
King Tut Beer goes for $525 a bottle - Tutankhamen Brew
Some people will do anything for a bottle of beer. At the Indianapolis Museum of Art, some were willing to pay more than $500. The museum auctioned off two bottles of Tutankhamen Ale, a British-made beer purportedly made from a 3,250-year-old recipe of Egyptian beer makers.
A third bottle will be auctioned off tonight. Christopher Stack and Lori Efroymson, both of Indianapolis, each paid $525 for the bottles. Only 1,000 bottles were brewed, and three were donated to the museum. "We didn't know what to anticipate because we're not commonly in the business of doing this," said Anne Robinson, a museum official. "But we're very happy it worked out so well."
The beer's story reads like an Indiana Jones movie. Archaeologists from Cambridge University's Egypt Exploration Society joined with Scottish and Newcastle Breweries six years ago, when the team uncovered a massive kitchen complex in the Sun Temple of Queen Nefertiti, a relation by marriage of King Tut.
Archaeologists' key role The archaeologists examined grains and seeds left behind by ancient brewers, and the dregs of beer from excavated jars were analyzed to determine how the beer was made. "Even the pure water of the desert wells was analyzed," said Jim Merrington, Scottish and Newcastle's project director. "We studied tomb paintings, deciphered (hieroglyphics) and excavated 10 or more brewing rooms in the quest for the liquid gold of Tutankhamen."
In reconstructing the recipe, Scottish and Newcastle brew masters used emmer, an ancient wheat grown by the Egyptians, and coriander, an herb found in the Nile region. 1,000 bottles of beer The brewery said enough seeds were grown to create raw materials for only 1,000 bottles of the beer. The first bottle sold in England for about $7,200, and the rest sells for about $75 per bottle, Scottish and Newcastle officials said.
All are being sold at Harrods department store in London, except for the three being auctioned in Indianapolis. That's a lot of work (and money) for a bottle of beer, which raises the question: Is this the "Beer of Pharaohs" or a mere marketing ploy? Michael Lewis, a retired brewing-science professor from the University of California, Davis, answered diplomatically: perhaps a little bit of both. The auction is being held in conjunction with the opening of an exhibit called "The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt," on the last stop of its national tour. Proceeds from the auction will be split between the museum and the Egypt Exploration Society.
Saturday, July 13, 1996
Section: Front
Page: 15A
Dateline: INDIANAPOLIS
SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
By: Associated Press
Tags:
Filed in DUI Related | Indiana DUI | Permalink | Comments (1)
