Just past midnight, in the early minutes of Tuesday morning, a Florida woman driving northbound hit a median and went airborne, crashed through a traffic sign and ended up in southbound traffic lanes. The driver continued on as if nothing happened, heading directly into oncoming traffic. Witnesses called 911 and some drivers began following her.

The woman, identified as Sharon E. Dizon, pulled into a parking lot where the other motorists confronted her. She was asked to turn off her car and she instead turned off her headlights. She then drove off. Her pursuers watch her hit the curb a few times as she drove two miles without her headlights. When she eventually drifted into another parking lot, at least three other vehicles blocked her in.

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper reported that as he arrived on the scene, the Good Samaritans were still trying to get Dizon to turn off her car and surrender her keys. When she saw the trooper she shut off the ignition and threw her keys into the hole of the missing car stereo.

As Dizon exited the vehicle she was unable to stand without leaning on the car door. She told the officer that she was looking for her boyfriend. When asked if she knew she had hit the median, she said, “I didn

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On March 23, former New York Yankees and Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden was arrested for driving under the influence in New Jersey. Gooden reportedly was involved in an auto accident and had a child in his car. Police had initially responded to 911 calls about an accident in Franklin Lakes shortly before 9:00 am.

According to the arrest report, Gooden was charged with New Jersey DWI, being under the influence of a controlled substance, endangering the welfare of a child, DWI with a child passenger, leaving the scene of an accident, reckless driving and failure to update his driver

Jason Wahler, formerly of the television series ‘The Hills’, was arrested in Newport Beach for driving under the influence in California. Police stopped the reality show star on March 19 around 10:55 pm while he was driving a 2008 Chevy Tahoe. Wahler was released on his own recognizance.

Wahler, 23, has gained a reputation as a bad boy. He was arrested on March 11 for being in a brawl in a San Lucas Mexico nightclub. He was arrested in Yakima County Washington in September 2009 and charged with assault and minor drinking. In 2008 he was ordered to rehab for punching a tow truck driver in the face and using racial slurs. He was arrested and spent 18 days in jail during 2007 for fighting in the lobby of the Seattle Marriott hotel. Later that year he was charged with underage drinking, resisting arrest and attempted bribery.

Wahler reportedly does not recall any of his arrests, claiming they are “blackouts”.

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Spencer Havner, who plays linebacker and tight end positions for the Green Bay Packers, has been charged with drunk driving in California after crashing his motorcycle. Havner reportedly lost control of his 2007 Kawasaki around 2:45 Monday morning, at the end of a cul-de-sac. He suffered a broken shoulder blade, lacerations to the back of his head and left arm, and multiple abrasions. Havner was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.

Havner was taken to a hospital before police responded to the scene. When it was determined that he was under the influence, California Highway Patrol placed him under arrest for CA DUI.

The incident took place in Grass Valley, Havner

The California Office of Traffic Safety anticipates a significant drop in traffic fatalities for 2009. That mirrors a national trend reflected in a report released by the US Department of Transportation last week. While the final figures for 2009 will not be available until in the year, there is a projected 8.9% drop in highway fatalities across the nation.

California saw a 14% drop in traffic deaths between 2007 and 2008, and expects a further reduction in the 2009 figures.

The drop in fatalities is attributable to a number of factors, including enhanced California DUI patrols, a California drunk driving reporting system and increased sobriety checkpoints. Approximately one third of state fatalities reportedly involve alcohol. The reduction in fatalities is also reflective of increased safety in newer vehicles and the fact that motorists are driving less in the troubled economy.

California authorities are currently evaluating how state bans on cell phone use without a hands-free device and texting while driving will affect the number of highway deaths.

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A basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Minnesota early Sunday morning. Al Jefferson was stopped in central Minneapolis for speeding and changing lanes without signaling. He reported submitted to a field sobriety test and was taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center to test his blood alcohol content. A toxicology report is expected within three weeks.

Jefferson was then taken to Hennepin County jail where he was booked for suspicion of DWI in Minnesota. He was released about an hour later. Police say that Jefferson was very cooperative during his traffic stop and arrest.

Jefferson apologized to basketball fans and the entire Timberwolves organization for making

The Tucson Police Department announced that it is the recipient of a $207,000 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The funds will be used to conduct sobriety checkpoints each weekend through September.

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Jake Harris, star of ‘Deadliest Catch’, was arrested for driving under the influence in Seattle Washington around 9:00 pm last Thursday. Harris reportedly struck the rear of another vehicle with a 3-Series BMW and fled the scene. A report of an erratic driver in Shoreline allowed a Washington State Patrol aircraft to spot the vehicle and direct troopers to it.

Harris failed a field sobriety test and refused to have his blood alcohol content tested. He was booked at the King County Jail for DUI in Washington, driving with a suspended license and additional traffic offenses.

Jake Harris, 24, is the son of Captain Phil Harris who suffered a stroke and died less than two weeks ago. The BMW is registered to the late, elder Harris. Jake and his brother Joshua are deckhands on the crab fishing vessel ‘Cornelia Marie’ on the Discovery Channel show.

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