A police officer on patrol in Madison, NJ around 4:15 am early Wednesday morning was checking a parked vehicle near a walking path when a 911 call reported a man lying in the grass nearby. Officer Papamarkos searched the area and found Devin McQuade lying with his face to the ground. When McQuade was determined to be very intoxicated, the officer arrested him for driving while intoxicated in New Jersey and for careless driving.

McQuade, 23, has been released pending a court arraignment.

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In a span of two days one Odgen Police Department officers were officially charged with suspicion of driving under the influence in Utah and a second officer was cited for suspicion of drunk driving.

On early Sunday morning June 28, Ogden police detective Robert Tracey Buck was stopped for speeding and erratic driving. A breath test revealed a BAC of .122%. The detective was issued a citation for drunk driving in Utah, though formal charges still may be filed. He was released to the custody of his brother.

On June 30, Officer Jared Tongsaeng Ingalsbe was involved in a single vehicle accident in the suburb of Harrisville that sheared off a power pole and damaged several trees. Ingalsbe was transported to a hospital with injuries where he consented to a blood draw. Preliminary testing reflected a blood alcohol content right at or slightly above the legal limit of .08% at the time of the accident. A prescription depressant was also detected. The drug would have contributed to impairment and created the equivalent of having a BAC of .16% or twice the legal limit. Ingalsbe was formally charged with Class B misdemeanor DUI in Utah. The case has been transferred to a prosecutor in another municipality because the city attorney of Harrisville is also the city attorney of Ogden.

The Ogden police department would not comment on the two cases. If convicted of Utah DUI, the officers face a two year suspension of their law enforcement certification, along with fines, loss of driver’s license and possible jail time.

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Law enforcement agencies in Pierce and Kitsap combined to conduct special saturation patrols targeting motorists suspected of driving under the influence in Washington. Fifty extra officers on patrol led to 35 WA DUI arrests last Saturday night. A spokesperson felt that even more arrests could have been made because manpower had to be diverted to two wrecks with fatalities.

The special emphasis patrols are part of the statewide anti-DUI initiative called

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Former University of Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillespie was arrested for driving under the influence in Kentucky around 2:45 am Thursday morning. Lawrenceburg police stopped Gillespie after being alerted to a white Mercedes with Texas license plates driving erratically. They clocked the vehicle doing 63 mph in a 45 mph zone and then observed the vehicle remain motionless at a traffic light for one to two minutes after it turned green.

After the officer initiated a traffic stop, Gillespie appeared unsteady on his feet, slurred his speech and smelled of alcohol. The coach was asked if he had been drinking and he replied

Frank Canale, 83, and his daughter, Lori Canale-Smith, were headed to a wedding when they were rear-ended by a suspected drunk driver in a pick-up truck. The two then initiated a pursuit that started on Interstate 684 in New York and ended in the suspect’s driveway in Danbury, Connecticut.

As the elder Canale drove, his daughter called police to alert them to a motorist driving under the influence. When the suspect stopped at his home, the two blocked him in until police arrived. By the time they finished police reports for two states, the pair had missed the wedding ceremony. Law enforcement officers arrested the truck driver and charged him with DUI and driving without a license.

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A female wrestler under contract with World Wrestling Entertainment was arrested for driving under the influence in Tampa Florida. Karlee Leilani Perez was stopped shortly after 1:00 am on June 14 and later booked on suspicion of FL DUI. She is part of the WWE

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety has issued a report showing that more arrests for suspicion of driving while intoxicated were made during July than in any other month of the year. A total of 196 arrests for MN DWI were made.

During a special initiative against drunk driving in Minnesota called NightCAP, law enforcement officers stopped 3,961 vehicles and issued 1,354 citations for traffic violations such as DWI, speeding, reckless driving and failure to wear seat belts. The program targets 13 counties in Minnesota and since it inception in the fall of 2008, more than 1000 motorists have been charged with driving while intoxicated or impairment of drugs.

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Chris Davis, reserve wide receiver for the NFL Tennessee Titans, was charged with suspicion of driving under the influence in Nashville last weekend. Metro Police stopped him for speeding in downtown Nashville around 2:00 am Friday morning. His 2007 Cadillac Escalade was reportedly traveling at 44 in a 30 mph zone.

The arrest report indicated that Davis had bloodshot, watery eyes and smelled of alcohol. He performed a breath test and registered a blood alcohol content of .11%, above the .08% legal limit for intoxication in Tennessee. Davis was cooperative during his arrest for DUI in Tennessee. He posted a $5000 bond and was released around 4:35 am.

Davis, 25, was a fourth round draft pick out of Florida State. He did not travel with the Titans to their pre-season game against the Dallas Cowboys due to a hamstring injury. A spokesperson for the team said that they were aware of Davis’ arrest for DUI in TN and were still gathering information.

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Renaldo Balkman, a reserve forward for the NBA Denver Nuggets, was arrested last weekend for driving under the influence in Hillsborough County, Florida. Balkman was stopped around 4:00 am on Saturday morning by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and after refusing to submit to a breath test he was booked on suspicion of FL DUI. He posted a $500 bond and was released.

Balkman, 25, was a first round pick for the New York Knicks but has not lived up to his billing. He was traded to Denver, where he averaged 5 points and 3.8 rebounds during his first season for the Nuggets. A team executive said he was aware of Balkman’s arrest but declined comment “out of respect for the legal process.”

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