Washington Drunk Driving Articles

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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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 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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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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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 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 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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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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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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