A Kern County sheriff’s deputy was charged with drunk driving in California early Friday morning, after he attempted to help with a traffic collision. Jessie Alvarez was off-duty when he stopped along Interstate 5 to assist at the accident scene around 2:15 in the morning on October 23. A California Highway Patrol officer suspected Alvarez was driving under the influence of alcohol and had him taken to a local substation to have his blood alcohol content checked.

Alvarez, 30, was booked for misdemeanor CA DUI and for having a BAC above the legal limit of .08%. He is subject to an administrative investigation, and is expected to be placed on leave.

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A judge has expunged Mel Gibson’s record, wiping out his arrest for drunk driving in California. The 53-year old actor was stopped in July 2006 and charged with driving under the influence in Malibu. During his arrest, he uttered profanities and anti-Semitic comments towards the officers.

Under California law, a person can request that their arrest record be cleared once they complete all conditions of sentencing. Gibson has been under probation for three years, and not had another alcohol related offense. He also joined an Alcohol Anonymous program and performed public service work.

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A 3-year old boy and a 4-year old girl were found wandering the streets of Cooper City, Florida around 5:00 pm on Wednesday, nearly two miles from their house. The two had got out of the family mini-van and walked off after their mother passed out in her driveway with the engine running.

Brenda Dulcos was reportedly on her way to pick up an older child from school when she passed out. When her mother failed to arrive, the daughter walked to an uncle’s house. The uncle then contacted the Sheriff’s department. In the mean time, the two toddlers were found, barefoot, by a good Samaritan while they were about to cross a busy road and also called authorities. They said they were trying to find their older sister.

When found by police around 6:00 pm, Dulcos refused to submit to a breath test to check blood alcohol content. While not actually driving the gold Ford Windstar, police arrested her for Florida DUI because she was in physical control of the vehicle. She was also charged with child neglect.

Brenda Dulcos wept while being charged with driving under the influence in FL. It is her first alcohol related offense. She was told she would not be allowed to drink when released, or drive with children in the vehicle. Broward County Florida judge John Hurley said the drunk driving incident was a danger to the children, and liken it to having a loaded gun with the kids around. He vowed to personally call the Florida Department of Children and Families to make them aware of Dulcos’ actions.

Dulcos, 44, was being held in the North Broward jail on $4,500 bail. The children are in the custody of their father.

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Timothy Willgruber, 56, was trying to parallel park a minivan last Saturday afternoon when he killed his identical twin brother, Thomas. Thomas was outside the vehicle guiding his brother into a parking spot when Timothy apparently lost control and pinned him against an SUV. Thomas died later in the day after being taken to a hospital.

Bethlehem Police investigating the scene reported that Timothy Willgruber failed a field sobriety test. Police are considering charges, including driving under the influence in Pennsylvania.

Thomas Willgruber’s wife called the incident a “freak accident” and was felt it was not the right time to worry about blame. The twins reportedly were best friends and spoke on a regular basis.

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Mel Gibson has filed a Motion to Dismiss with the Los Angeles Superior Court in an effort to put his infamous California DUI case behind him.

Gibson was arrested in Malibu California for driving under the influence on July 28, 2006. During the arrest, he went on an anti-Semitic rant. He entered a no contest plea to the CA DUI charges. He was sentenced to three years probation, fined $1,300, had his license suspended for 90 days, and was ordered to attend Alcoholic Anonymous meetings and enroll in an alcohol abuse program.

Gibson’s criminal defense attorney is using a provision of the state penal code in filing the motion to dismiss. The code states that a defendant who has completed the terms of his/her probation to change the initial plea and ask a judge to “dismiss the accusations or information against the defendant.” It is the discretion of the judge to accept the motion.

A hearing has been scheduled in the Malibu Courthouse for October 6.

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An off-duty police officer was arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated and vehicular manslaughter early Sunday morning in Brooklyn. Around 1:00 am, New York City cop Andrew Kelly struck and killed Vionique Valnord as she was trying to hail a cab after attending a wedding reception. Valnord was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. Several passengers, including at least one additional police officer, were in Kelly’s Jeep Cherokee at the time of the accident.

Officers responding to the scene detected alcohol on Kelly’s breath and initiated an investigation. Kelly, 30, was booked for DWI in NY and released after posting $200,000 bond. A spokesperson with the police union refused immediate comment regarding the NYC drunk driving incident and the pedestrian death.

Valnord’s father, a pastor at a Brooklyn church, delivered a Sunday morning sermon as scheduled.

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Tawny Kitaen was arrested for driving under the influence in Newport Beach California. The former actress was stopped in her Range Rover for reckless driving after a minor accident near the John Wayne Airport.

The 48-year old was booked for DUI in CA and was released after posting $2500 bail. It is not known if the charges were for impairment from alcohol, drugs, or both.

Kitaen first found fame when she danced on the hood of cars in the video for Whitesnake’s 1987 song ‘Here I Go Again’. She had spots in numerous 90’s television series, appeared on ‘The Surreal Life’ in 2006 and participated in VH1’s ‘Celebrity Rehab’ reality show after pleading guilty to cocaine possession. She had been arrested in 2002 for abusing her then-husband. Misdemeanor charges were dropped after Kitaen agreed to enter counseling for anger management and conflict resolution.

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An officer with the Nashville Metro Police has been charged with driving under the influence in Tennessee. John Cumberland crashed an unmarked police cruiser into a ditch around 12:30 early Thursday morning. A witness reported the accident to authorities.

Cumberland reportedly showed signs of impairment during field sobriety tests. He consented to a breath test and registered a blood alcohol content of .12%. The legal limit for DUI in TN is .08%. He was also charged with possession of a firearm with under the influence of alcohol.

Cumberland, 32, is an East Precinct Crime Suppression Unit Officer and he finished his shift around 8:00 pm Wednesday. He has been removed from duty and an administrative investigation has been started.

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On Wednesday evening, a sergeant with the Spokane Police Department was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in Washington. Sgt. Brad Thoma is accused of causing a minor accident and then fleeing the scene before Washington State Patrol troopers arrived.

Thoma reportedly rear-ended another vehicle at low speed as traffic slowed for a red light. He then drove on before stopping in a parking lot, where he was met by authorities. A breath test showed he had a blood alcohol content of .17%, more than twice the legal limit for intoxication.

Thoma, who is one of Spokane’s most productive patrol sergeants, appeared in District Court Thursday and entered a plea of not guilty to DUI in Washington. He has been placed on administrative leave with pay until his court date in November. It is Thoma’s first offense for suspected DUI in WA. The Spokane County prosecutor’s office is also considering filing charges of hit-and-run.

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The efforts of law enforcement agencies to identify and apprehend motorists suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol in Pennsylvania have been effective, though tools to detect impairment from drugs have lagged. The Lycoming County DUI Task Force hopes that a new piece of equipment changes that.

A pupillometer is being deployed that allows an officer to test a PA DUI suspect for impairment from prescription, over the counter and illicit drugs. The hand-held device is meant to establish probable cause to continue a DUI investigation. It scans the pupils of a suspect and compares the readings to a database with over 3 million images of people known to have drugs in their system. The officer must have special training to operate the equipment and receive Drug Recognition Expert certification.

The pupillometer is said to be 97% accurate, though the efficiency drops for those over 50 years of age, under 16 and for women who are pregnant.

The device and an accompanying computer cost about $11,300. A highway safety grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation paid for Lycoming County