DUI News Digest

In a series of tragic photos posted to Facebook, Zach Kincaid closes a casket lid on his 29-year-old wife, Krystil, and unborn baby Avalynn Onix. Krystil and her baby died following a Sept. 9 collision in Hemet, California, with pro boxer Marcos Forestal-Coutin, 28, who faces drunken driving charges, McClatchy previously reported. Kincaid, who says Forestal-Coutin faces a maximum of 10 years in prison for the deaths, has launched a campaign to toughen drunken driving laws in California. “How do I explain to ... Read More »

Former Washington Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth was arrested for a DUI back in April, and a video of the arrest newly obtained by TMZ shows Werth airing out his opinions about the police — or at least the police officer who arrested him. Werth, who retired from baseball in June, was in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the start of the season, trying to catch on with the Seattle Mariners. He was pulled over on April 17 for having an expired registration, and the officer suspected Werth ... Read More »

Angela Deem, a star of TLC’s 90 Day Fiancé, is facing legal trouble. According to a booking report obtained by PEOPLE, Deem, 52, was arrested on Sept. 2 in Montgomery County, Georgia. She was charged with driving under the influence (refusal), speeding and driving without a license on person. Her marriage status was listed as single. Read More »

The principal of Oldham County High School is on paid leave after being arrested early Sunday in La Grange on charges of driving under the influence. Angela Newcomb, 40, was also charged with reckless driving, according to court documents. She was arrested around 3 a.m. Sunday after a police officer noticed she was driving over the line several times on South First Avenue in La Grange, an arrest citation states. Read More »

RENO, Nev. (KOLO)– One man died early Sunday following a crash in Reno near Sun Valley and the driver was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving cause death, the Reno Police Department said. 19-year-old Kenneth Lee Homer III was also booked for speeding and driving without a license. Police say the crash happened at Scottsdale Road and Bullwinkle Drive at about 2:30 a.m. September 9, 2018. The vehicle left the road and rolled. One man not wearing a seat belt was ... Read More »

A popular pro skateboarder has been sentenced to four years in prison in connection with a fatal DUI crash that killed his friend, according to multiple reports. The incident happened at 10:05 p.m. on August 30, 2017, when Cory Kennedy was driving his mother’s Audi Quattro wagon around Vashon Island in Washington state, about 17 miles south of downtown Seattle. Kennedy, 27, lost control of the vehicle, which smashed into two trees, killing one of his passengers and injuring another. When police ... Read More »

A Hubbard man driving a pickup truck and pulling an occupied horse trailer struck a motorcycle, killing both of its riders early Sunday morning. Eduardo de la Lima Vargas, 39, was driving westbound on Mission Street SE after midnight when he ran a red light and crashed into a motorcyclist turning eastbound onto Highway 22 from the Interstate 5 off-ramp, Salem police said. The force of the collision threw both riders from the motorcycle and lodged it under the truck, causing both vehicles to ... Read More »

SAN DIEGO — A drunk driver who hit a man in Oceanside and continued driving for more than a mile, even though the victim’s body had gone through her windshield and ended up on the front seat, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years to life in state prison. Esteysi “Stacy” Sanchez, 31, was convicted in April of second-degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run in the death of 69- year-old Jack Tenhulzen. Before sentencing, the victim’s family addressed the court and ... Read More »

NASCAR CEO Brian France was reportedly arrested for DWI and possession of oxycodone approximately two hours after Chase Elliott’s win on Sunday. According to Sag Harbor (New York) Police, France was pulled over after driving through a stop sign in the Hamptons at approximately 7:30 p.m. ET. Police found the oxycodone after a search when he was pulled over. “Mr. France was observed operating a 2017 Lexus northbound on Main Street failing to stop at a duly posted stop sign,” a ... Read More »

A man charged with driving drunk and hitting a young girl with his SUV in Warwick faced a judge Thursday as the girl continues to recover from her injuries. Read More »