DUI suspect Tasered after police chase by car, foot Jan 11, 2011 02:32AM Share E-Mail Print An Aurora man was Tasered by police after allegedly jumping out of a speeding vehicle in an attempt to avoid a DUI arrest early Friday in west suburban Montgomery, officials said. Michael McNair, 21, was charged with DUI and…Read More
MARTINEZ — For the second time in some 40 years, 83-year-old Vacaville resident Betty Rushton and her family left a Contra Costa County courthouse on Monday feeling the justice system failed them. In 1969, Rushton’s eldest of three daughters, Susan Rushton, was killed by a drunken driver in Richmond at age 19. The driver served…Read More
DESTIN — A 20-year-old woman has been charged with DUI manslaughter for an October car wreck that killed one. Franziska Christine Schroff of Destin was found to have a blood alcohol level of 0.154 when she drove off the roadway on U.S. Highway 98 and struck a pole, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s press…Read More
The Daily Journal A 20-year-old Ukiah man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Sunday after his truck overturned on Highway 101, the California Highway Patrol reported. According to the CHP, Derek J. Copley was driving a Ford F-150 northbound on Hwy 101 near Cloverdale at around 1:20 a.m. Jan. 9 when it…Read More
A 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence early Sunday after losing control of his car on southbound Highway 1 near Riverside Drive, the California Highway Patrol reported. Michael Whallen of Pacific Grove rolled his 2001 Toyota Echo, which came to rest on the highway on a bridge over a small…Read More
Eric Ratliff, who has been with the department for 31 years, lost control of his unmarked vehicle and struck a concrete pole at Gibbon and South Patrick streets about 6:30 p.m., police said. He was off duty at the time. Ratliff was charged with driving under the influence and unreasonable refusal, a common charge when…Read More
It’s been a tough few weeks for drunks on the road. Statewide, more than 3,577 suspected drunken drivers were busted between Nov. 25 and Jan. 2, when police did a special emphasis looking for people who had too much at holiday Christmas parties, family functions, their work holiday party or on a regular night out….Read More
Sunday January 9, 2011 DORSET — A 70-year-old Dorset woman was cited Thursday for a second driving under the influence of alcohol offense (DUI) after her car slid off Route 30. According to Vermont State Police, Harriette S. Luxner is scheduled to appear in Bennington Superior Court Criminal Division on Jan. 24 to answer the…Read More
“We worked U.S. 41 and State Road 70, areas that are known for having DUI crashes,†Miller said. FHP did respond to 17 car accidents, issued 48 speeding tickets, 92 warnings, 34 seat-belt violations and helped 39 disabled motorists, Miller said. The Palmetto Police Department also didn’t make any DUI arrests from Dec. 31 to…Read More
During a Drive Hammered, Get Nailed enforcement campaign conducted Nov. 25-Jan. 2., 155 drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to a news release from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. Also according to the commission: Statewide, law enforcement officers arrested 3,577 drivers on suspicion of DUI. In Thurston County,…Read More
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