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Santa Rosa man sentenced for 19th DUI conviction

A Santa Rosa man was sentenced to three years in prison for his 19th DUI Thursday morning after he was found to be in violation of his probation by having alcohol in his house last month. Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Julie Conger rejected defense attorney Steve Weiss’ request to reinstate 65-year-old William Beall’s five-year…Read More

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Mug Shots On Facebook: Should Police Publicly Shame Drunk Drivers Online?

This week, city council members from Huntington Beach, Calif. considered requiring their local police to post mug shots of all DUI offenders on Facebook. For a society that has moved on from physical punishment in public, our Scarlet Letter complex is still frighteningly unwavering. (More on Techland: AMBER Alerts Now Dispatched Via Facebook) Drunk driving…Read More

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Astros' DeShields charged with DUI

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Train smashes into car after suspected DUI driver falls asleep on tracks

Man Falls Asleep in Car on Railroad Tracks, Survives Freight Train Police arrested a man who apparently was under the influence of alcohol when he stopped his car on some railroad tracks in Pacoima and fell asleep, then survived when a freight train smashed into his car today, police said. The freight train smashed into…Read More

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California city nixes plan to post mug shots of DUI suspects

Posted at: 01/20/2011 9:03 AM Shame will not be the name of the game when it comes to efforts by one California city to cut down on DUI arrests The City Council in Huntington Beach, California has rejected a proposal that would have directed police to post information about repeat DUI suspects on Facebook. Councilman…Read More

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DUI sobriety checkpoint planned for weekend

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said a DUI sobriety checkpoint is scheduled for this weekend, beginning Friday, January 21. The operation will take place at an undisclosed location in Lee County as the Sheriff’s Office continues its commitment to getting impaired drivers off the roadways and in support of education efforts such as the national…Read More

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Alderman sues city over 2009 DUI charge

Chicago Ald. Sharon Dixon, 24th, sued the city Wednesday, alleging that police wrongly charged her in 2009 with driving under the influence of alcohol. Dixon was arrested while driving on Sheridan Road early on Jan. 21 and charged with obstruction of traffic by a motorist and operating a vehicle without proof of insurance, in addition…Read More

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Former Sen. Killpack pleads guilty to DUI

SALT LAKE CITY — Almost a year from the day of his arrest, former Sen. Sheldon Killpack, R-Syracuse, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol. Killpack, 42, entered a guilty plea Wednesday to the class B misdemeanor in 3rd District Justice Court in Salt Lake City before Judge Shauna Graves-Robertson. A charge of…Read More

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Astros prospect DeShields apologizes for DUI

Astros prospect Delino DeShields Jr. was coming from a Georgia fraternity house late Saturday night when he was arrested and later charged with DUI and two other misdemeanors, according to a police report. DeShields was stopped at approximately 11:30 p.m. ET after allegedly driving the wrong way on a one-way street near the University of…Read More

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Vince Neil to get 2 weeks for plea in Vegas DUI – Chicago Sun

Vince Neil to get 2 weeks for plea in Vegas DUI Jan 18, 2011 07:39PM Share E-Mail Print Vince Neil, seen last July, has agreed to jail plus house arrest. | Ethan Miller~Getty Images Motley Crue singer Vince Neil is taking a plea deal that will get him two weeks of jail time plus two…Read More

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