According to New England Cable News, a drunk driver in New Hampshire parked in a restricted parking lot for the vehicles of police officers and fell asleep in his car. He left his car running, which was parked about 15 feet away from a couple of police cruisers, and reportedly passed out.

A couple of minutes later, an officer wakes up the man and asks him to perform field sobriety tests. The man told officers he was in Dracut, which was 20 minutes south of where he was located. The man, 31-year-old Jonathan Sullivan was arrested. It was not his first drunk driving arrest in New Hampshire, and he is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 28.

Police said that Sullivan could have been released on $500 personal recognizance but he was too intoxicated to be able to contact anyone to help him make bail.

If you have been arrested for driving drunk, contact an experienced and skilled New Hampshire DUI attorney for legal assistance.

A deadly crash was memorialized by a procession of VW Club members in honor of 25-year-old Jayme Midlam who was killed after April Thompson, 23, crashed her Chevy 2500 pickup truck into Midlam’s 1972 Volkswagen Beetle.

Thompson plead not guilty to her charges and is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 14. California Highway Patrol officials suspected that April Thompson was under the influence of alcohol, and prosecutors said in court that Thompson had a blood alcohol level double the legal limit. She drove the wrong way on State Route 52 over New Year holiday weekend. She faces up to 10 years in prison if she is convicted on DUI and gross vehicular manslaughter charges.

On Saturday Jan. 5, VW Club members participated in a memorial ride to the 3400 block of Clarement to pay tribute to Midlam. Many of the VW drivers did not personally know Midlam but nevertheless wanted to honor Midlam and show support to his family. The VW’s posted signs in their windows that said, “RIP VW Brother”, evoking an unspoken sense of VW Bug owner camaraderie. Dori McLauren participated in the memorial and said she wanted to show love for the fellow “VW Brother.”

“We’re here to support him and his family. What happened was extremely tragic and unnecessary and we’re here to show our love for him,” said McLauren. “It doesn’t matter whether you know him or not.”

If you have been arrested for driving drunk, contact a California DUI attorney for legal assistance.

Richard Lally Jr., a Sheriff’s Lieutenant in Douglas County, Nebraska, was arrested for DUI on January 5, 2012. According to the police report, Lally was arrested on the University of Nebraska-Omaha campus around 4 am. Police witnessed Lally driving on the wrong side of the road and weaving through lanes and called the OPD to assist. When police initially questioned Lally, they detected an odor of alcohol and asked him to submit a field sobriety test.

The Nebraska deputy also submitted a breathalyzer test which showed his blood alcohol content (BAC) level to be .185%, more than twice the state’s legal limit of .08%. Lally was then arrested and cited for DUI. While the police report does not specifically state whether or not Lally was driving a police cruiser at the time of the arrest, it does show that a “DVD – Cruiser” was seized.

If you have been arrested for driving drunk, contact an experienced and skilled Nebraska DUI attorney for legal assistance.

A repeat DUI offender in West Warwick, Rhode Island was arrested for DUI after police found him parked in the middle of a street on December 31, 2012. Police found Robert Levesque, 54, slumped over the steering wheel in his white Saab in the middle of Pond Street at about 1:30 in the morning. When police found Levesque, they suspected him of being extremely intoxicated. Levesque was arrested for DUI, driving with a suspended license and refusal to submit a blood chemical test.

After police arrested Levesque and took him to the Wickford Barracks to be processed, they found out that the repeat DUI offender had been arrested twice for DUI just earlier that week. Levesque was then held overnight and without bail as a bail violator. Levesque was arraigned early Monday morning and has a violation hearing scheduled for January 14, 2013.

If you have been arrested for driving drunk, contact an experienced and skilled Rhode Island DUI attorney for legal assistance.

Law enforcement officers throughout Texas are ready to go on the offensive against holiday DWI cases by increasing patrols on watch for drunk drivers. Starting on Friday December 21, 2012 through January 1, 2013, state troopers will increase their patrol units which in the past have helped to decrease the number of DWI related accidents. The increased patrol has been made possible through a grant from the Texas Department of Education that funds enhanced DWI patrols.

During the 2011 holiday season, Texas Troopers made more that 1,100 DWI related arrests. The state’s holiday DWI crackdown has been very successful over the last few years, with almost one-third of those DWI arrest have been accredited to the increase in patrol units. In addition to those DWI arrests, the holiday DWI crackdown was also responsible for over 15,000 speeding citations. The goal for Texas troopers during this busy holiday season is to keep drivers safe and with AAA projecting 7.7 million travelers in Texas, the DWI crackdown aims to do just that.

If you have been arrested for driving drunk, contact an experienced and skilled Texas DWI attorney for legal assistance.

Miss Las Cruces Sarah J. Richardson has resigned her title as a Miss America candidate. She was arrested and charged with drunk driving after her PT Cruiser slammed into a light pole, which caused 1,700 people to lose power in their homes. Sarah Richardson is seen beaming a smile in her mugshot photo, but her statement of resignation offered an apology for her actions.

Her statement says, “I have officially resigned my title as Miss Las Cruces 2013. My actions are not congruous with the actions of a Miss America candidate, and I realize that at this time I must step back and reflect, prioritize my life and accept the consequences. I am very sincerely sorry for those that I have let down in this incident.”

Due to Richardson’s resignation, the first runner up of Las Cruces, Taylor Rey, has been awarded Miss Las Cruces 2013.

Sarah Richardson’s charge was upgraded to aggravated DWI. When the light pole was taken down, nearby hotels lost power too, and many guests were from out-of-town for New Mexico State University’s commencement ceremony. The hotel managers refunded thousands of dollars to hotel guests.

According to Alamogordo Daily News, the police report states that Richardson’s BAC was .16, but she told police she only had a 12-ounce beer and a 12-ounce margarita. Richardson stands at 5’2″ and weighs 115 pounds. Richardson will likely have her license suspended for 60 days and she will face fines and court costs for DWI. A conviction would go on her permanent criminal record.

If you have been arrested for driving drunk, contact an experienced and skilled New Mexico DWI attorney for legal assistance.

A Florida teacher at Crestview High School was arrested for DUI and drug possession December 15, 2012 in Destin. According to police, Brittney Anna Bowman, 26, was arrested after a sheriff’s deputy saw her speeding and weaving on Highway 98 around 3:30 am. When the deputy questioned Bowman, he detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from her vehicle as well as several symptoms of alcohol intoxication. Bowman allegedly had glassy red eyes and slurred speech. When the deputy asked her to exit her vehicle, she dropped a small bag containing a white, powdered substance, which was later tested and found to be cocaine.

After failing her sobriety test, Bowman was placed under arrest and taken to the Okaloosa County Jail on $3,000 bond before her release on Sunday. The Crestview High School teacher had been arrested before in 2006 for burglary of a business and resisting with violence and battery on a law enforcement officer. Crestview High Principal Bob Jones has said that Bowman is no longer teaching at the school but did not say whether she resigned or was fired. Bowman had only been teaching at Crestview High School for 3 weeks after replacing another teacher who resigned after allegations of inappropriate contact with a student.

If you have been arrested for driving drunk, contact an experienced and skilled Florida DUI attorney for legal assistance.