<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 2–> A DUI checkpoint Saturday night in Sparks netted 11 arrests for driving under the influence and a total of 91 citations handed out to motorists. Law enforcement contacted 2,260 motorists at the checkpoint, which was set up in the area of Sparks and Baring Boulevards, Sparks Police Lt. Tom Miller said….Read More
<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 15–> Law enforcement officers in the state have beefed up patrols in anticipation of heavy traffic during the holiday season. Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol initiated its DUI blitz this week, deploying extra officers on state roads. The crackdown runs through Jan. 3. While MHP will have checkpoints across the state to check…Read More
A San Francisco woman was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison in Sonoma County Superior Court Friday afternoon for a crash that killed two women and injured three others after a wine tasting outing in July. Lyndsay Murray-Mazany, 28, tearfully apologized to members of the victims’ families just before Judge Rene Auguste…Read More
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — ‘Tis the season to be merry — and sober. South Shore law enforcement agencies have one drunken driving checkpoint and a series of saturation patrols planned during the busy holiday season. The measures are part of a countywide task force funded through the California Office of Traffic Safety. “After hearing about…Read More
Several state law enforcement agencies will step up their DUI patrols for the holiday season. Montclair, Fontana and Ontario police among others will begin their “Avoid DUI/Driver License” checkpoints on Dec. 17 through Jan. 1 2011. Local police departments are urging anyone who plans on drinking alcohol during holiday festivities to designate a sober driver…Read More
<!– Share Email Print –> Share Email Print Gibson’s anti-Semitic remarks predate DUI tape, Ryder says December 16, 2010 (JTA) — Actor Mel Gibson made “anti-Semitic and homophobic” remarks long before he was caught on tape making those kind of comments, actress Winona Ryder said. Ryder in the January issue of GQ said that the…Read More
A jury found a Madison volunteer firefighter guilty yesterday of driving a fire truck while drunk over Labor Day weekend, according to KELO-TV. Firefighter Scott Johnson, 43, fought the DUI charge but jurors only needed 45 minutes of deliberating to find him guilty. Johnson was working as a bouncer at a bar and several witnesses…Read More
A Billings police officer has been charged with drunken driving and speeding in Helena. Officer Samantha Lynn Puckett, 24, has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation as a result of the charges, BPD Sgt. Kevin Iffland said Wednesday. Puckett has been a Billings police officer for about 15 months. According to Helena…Read More
A 21-year-old San Leandro woman was arrested in a suspected alcohol-related crash that injured three people traveling in a van on southbound Interstate 680 in Walnut Creek early Wednesday. Coreen Grob was arrested on a felony charge of driving under the influence, said California Highway Patrol Officer Tom Maguire. She was booked into County Jail…Read More
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — A Florida Highway Patrol Trooper has been charged with driving under the influence while she was on duty. The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office says 36-year-old Lisa Orshowitz failed sobriety tests Tuesday. She was arrested and taken to jail, where she later posted $350 bail. It was not immediately known if…Read More
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