On Thursday morning, an Oregon state trooper was injured by a drunk driver that “drifted off the road and hit his parked cruiser.” Sean Russell, a Brookings local, was driving drunk his Dodge pickup truck on Highway 101. Sources stated that Russell’s blood alcohol content level was roughly about .18 percent. He “drifted onto the road’s shoulder going about 65 miles-per-hour,” when he hit the parked patrol car of Senior State Trooper-Jeff Johnson. Russell also hit a guard rail, which continued to be on the road for approximately 100 yards.

Johnson was immediately taken to Sutter Coast Hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries. Luckily, he did not receive any major injuries and was released. However, sources claim that “he did complain of back pain.” The drunk driver, Russell, did not receive any type of injuries whatsoever. He was apprehended and booked at the Curry Country jail. The following day he was charged and summoned to a court hearing.

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

A 20-year-old man suspected of DWI in Phoenix was taken into custody after a fender bender turned deadly. 66-year-old Jesus Jimenez and 20-year-old Isaac Richard Quesada had a minor collision, Jimenez approached Quesada’s vehicle but Quesada tried to flee the scene in his car, and Jimenez was caught on the vehicle and dragged several hundred yards.

Quesada did not stop until he collided with another vehicle, and then tried to flee on foot, but he was apprehended by bystanders who held him until police arrived. Jimenez was immediately taken to a hospital but he died shortly after from his injuries. Quesada is suspected of driving while intoxicated (DWI). He has been charged with 1 count of manslaughter, one count of aggravated assault, three counts of endangerment, two counts of assault, one count of hit & run, and one count of hit & run with injuries.

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

A reputable West Palm lawyer, William Abramson, was charged with DUI during the dawn hours of Friday. Abramson, who is 40 years old, was driving drunk and involved in a vehicle collision. Sources stated that “West Palm Beach Police arrived at a crash scene at South Quadrille Boulevard and Hibiscus Street…one of the drivers involved in the crash was ‘impaired’.” 

When legal officers arrived at the scene of crime, they witnessed a “gray Dodge 4-door facing north with heavy damage on its front end.” The other car involved in the collision, which was a blue four door vehicle, received minor damages in the rear-end. The officers interviewed Jerickson Santiago, who was the owner of the blue car. Santiago stated that he was hit when he had been “driving north when he turned on his turn signal on to turn right onto Hibiscus Street.” 

It was noted that in 2008, Abramson “ran in a heavily contested race for circuit court judge.”

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

Repeat DUI offender James Bouchard of Rosemount, Minnesota was arrested for DUI on December 5, 2012 at his own home. Apparently, one of Bouchard’s neighbors called local police around 2:45 am and complained that Bouchard was squealing the tires of his pickup truck and blasting loud music in his driveway. When police arrived, Bouchard tried to run into his house but was caught and handcuffed. Police say that Bouchard displayed several symptoms of alcohol intoxication such as watery, bloodshot eyes, walking unsteadily and had a strong odor of alcohol.

When police took Bouchard into custody, he allegedly began screaming profanities and refused to submit a breathalyzer test. When police returned to Bouchard’s home the next day, they saw tire tracks in the yard, skid marks on the driveway and noticed that the neighbors mailbox had been knocked over with a piece of wire from his truck hanging to it. Bouchard, now 28 years old, is a repeat DUI offender and had already been in a drunk driving accident involving a fatality when he was just 21. On January 28, 2006, Bouchard crashed his car and killed passenger Joshua Ruggles. Bouchard plead guilty to criminal vehicular homicide and was sentenced to 7 years probation, which he violated twice in 2008 and 2009.

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

West Liberty University basketball player Cedric Harris was arrested for DUI on December 6, 2012. According to the Ohio Sheriffs Department, Harris crashed his car into a bridge on North Fork Rd in Ohio County at around 1 in the morning. Harris was the only person in the vehicle at the time of the accident and no other cars were involved. When police arrived on the scene, they administered a series of field sobriety tests and found that Harris had a blood alcohol content (BAC) level of .13%.

Harris was arrested and taken to the Northern Regional Jail where he was charged with a first offense DUI. After his arrest, the Director of Media Relations at West Liberty University issued a statement saying, “West Liberty University is aware of an off-campus incident with one of its students and we are investigating the matter. We want to respect his student rights under the federal privacy law and have no further comment at this time“.

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

John Skrobacz, a drunk driver in Spotsylvania, Virginia was arrested after allegedly crashing into a police station on November 29, 2012. Police say that at around 2 am, Skrobacz drove his vehicle through a lowered garage door at the processing area of the Old Lee Highway station before leaving fleeing the scene. Officials say that the accident has caused about $10,000 worth of damage. Fortunately, no injuries were reported after the accident.

It is suspected that Skrobacz may have been under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash, however, no details have been made public regarding Strobacz’s mental state. After crashing into the station, police found Skrobacz in his car almost a half mile away, stopped on top of a median at the intersection near University Drive and Willard Way. Skrobacz was taken into custody and has been charged with hit and run as well as reckless driving.

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

Keith Noyes, a resident of Exeter, New Hampshire and director at the Hampton Public Works department was arrested for DWI on November 23, 2012. When Noyes was arrested Friday evening around 11:30 pm, he denied drinking before getting behind the wheel and instead claims that he was on prescription medication. Noyes hasn’t offered many details but did say, “I was stopped while driving after I had taken a prescription medication“. Richard Kane, the Exeter Police Chief, said that Noyes was arrested for a motor vehicle violation and that his department is still investigating the substance that Noyes was under the influence of.

Remaining tight lipped, Noyes added that he wouldn’t identify the prescription drug he was on because it was a personal matter. Fred Welch, Hampton Town Manager, was able to confirm Noyes’ arrest but believes that information recorded in the police log is incorrect. Welch commented on the arrest saying, “I think the supposition as to why the arrest was made was incorrect, he was not arrested for driving while intoxicated.” Noyes was released from jail on $1,000 personal recognizance bail and is scheduled for arraignment in the Brentwood District Court at 8 am on January 2, 2012.

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