CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – The Arapahoe County District Attorney estimates Colorado taxpayers will end up spending about $1 million to prosecute and house Pedro Reynaldo Tun, who has been convicted for drunk driving five times, deported twice and admits he has been in the United States illegally since he was 13 years old. Read More »
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What is Fair Punishment on a DWI?
What are judges and prosecutors concerned with on a DWI? One of their main concerns is recidivism. Contrary to popular belief, the average rate of repeat for a first time DWI is approximately 21%[i]. Most first time DWI offenders made a mistake and will never be back in the system. In fact, most are going to punish themselves far greater than what a court or prosecutor could do to them. Does BAC (blood alcohol concentration) on their DWI predict their ... Read More »
Deputies arrest Milwaukee police officer for DUI
An off-duty Milwaukee police officer was among 21 suspected drunken drivers arrested between 4 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday, according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office. Along with a first-offense driving under the influence, Michael Boden, 52, faces other possible charges of recklessly endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon and being armed while intoxicated, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Read More »
Bank Executive’s Attempt To Keep DUI Out Of The Paper Backfires Spectacularly
Never mind the fact that Alanis Morissette’s hit single “Ironic” is more than two decades old. We hereby declare it the (unauthorized and extremely unofficial) anthem of one Joseph Talbot, an upstate New York man whose attempts at hiding a drunk driving arrest have backfired spectacularly. Read More »
California man to fight DUI charge after test results only show traces of caffeine
A California man is reportedly prepared to fight a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence after he was pulled over in 2015 and a blood test only showed traces of caffeine in his system. According to The Guardian, Joseph Schwab was allegedly driving erratically and cut off an officer from the California department of alcoholic beverage control in August 2015 in Solano Country. Schwab’s attorney Stacey Barrett told the paper that he was given a breathalyzer test which showed ... Read More »
VIDEO: Two people killed in San Jose car crash, DUI suspected
SAN JOSE (KRON) — Two people have died Sunday morning in a two-car crash in San Jose possibly as the result of an intoxicated driver, according to the fire department. It happened around 12:28 a.m. when a 25-year-old woman was driving westbound on Capitol Expressway in a 2012 Chevy Malibu. The car went into the center median and collided with a silver 2004 Lexus. Read More »
Man Pulled Over for Driving Backhoe While Drunk, His Eighth DWI
A New Jersey man was arrested this week after cops say he was spotted drifting between the road and the shoulder in a backhoe while intoxicated. The South Brunswick Police Department received phone calls about a man driving the heavy machinery erratically on Tuesday afternoon. A responding officer saw the driver swaying back and forth in the lane and onto the shoulder of the road while slumped over the wheel of the backhoe, cops said in a statement. After using ... Read More »
Seymour Johnson chief master sergeant involved in DWI crash
GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WNCN) – A DWI accident over the weekend involving a high-ranking official at Seymour Johnson AFB sent a teenager to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, officials say. Chief Master Sgt. Hector Soler was driving a vehicle going 70 mph in a 35 mph zone on S. George St around 11:30 p.m., according to a report by Goldsboro Police. He rammed into a car driven by 17-year-old Johny Watson, of Seven Springs. The collision pushed Watson’s car into a ... Read More »
Off-duty Cape Coral officer crashes into house; DUI suspected
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — An off-duty Cape Coral police officer crashed her SUV into a home at 422 Nicholas Parkway E., the police department said. Officer Emily Zyvoloski, 33, had a blood-alcohol level of .253 — more than three times the legal limit — when the crash took place around 2 a.m. Saturday, according to a police report. She’s at a hospital in fair condition. It’s unclear whether her injuries are life-threatening. Zyvoloski, an officer since 2007, was driving a ... Read More »
MAN DIES AFTER HE WAS STOPPED FOR DWI IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says a man has died after deputies arrested him for suspicion of driving while impaired. Deputies said 35-year-old Clarence Junior Young started having “medical complications” after he was pulled over and arrested Tuesday afternoon in the Grays Creek area. According to the release, Young initially refused to stop for deputies on Fennell Road. As they followed, they saw items being thrown from his car. When Young did stop on Chickenfoot Road, ... Read More »