DUI News Digest

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. —  The parents of a Santa Barbara woman who was fatally struck by a congresswoman’s aide filed a federal lawsuit against the driver, U.S. Rep. Lois Capps and the U.S. government. The wrongful death suit filed by Matt and Raeona Dies’ attorney claims the Democratic congresswoman hired the aide despite being aware of his two DUI convictions and failed to monitor him, KEYT-TV reported Saturday. The suit said Raymond Morua’s job as a field representative required driving. Court ... Read More »

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — Judges may have another way to help repeat DUI offenders sober up for good. Instead of blowing into a machine which keep their cars from starting, they may have to get their breath tested twice a day. The proposal, approved by a House committee last week, would allow judges to place repeat DUI offenders into a new program, known elsewhere as “24/7 Sobriety,” instead of having ignition interlock devices installed on their vehicles. Read More »

Bellevue, WA – The Seattle Times A Bellevue police officer who did not cite a colleague for drunken driving, conduct field sobriety tests or make an effort to obtain the officer’s blood-alcohol level before letting him leave with his wife, has been fired. Officer Doug Brennan, who has been on administrative leave since February, was  fired Wednesday. Chief Linda Pillo found that Brennan had violated department ethics, arrest and false-information policies when handling the Nov. 20 incident. Read More »

Lake Forest, IL Lake Forest is considering charging people arrested with driving under the influence on city roads a new $500 administrative fee to tow their vehicle. If approved, the fee would apply to people arrested for DUI and those who found driving with a suspended or revoked license as a result of a prior DUI. Read More »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Officers used spike strips to stop a wrong way driver and arrest her on DUI charges overnight. Around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, officers spotted Jacqueline Connor driving southbound in the northbound lanes of Briley Parkway near County Hospital Road. She was reportedly driving at a high rate of speed and refused to stop when officers tried to pull her over. Read More »

Helena, MT – Independent Record A jury deliberated for more than two hours without coming to a verdict Tuesday in the trial of a Helena bartender accused of over-serving alcohol to a woman who later killed two people in a drunk driving crash. William Gleed was on trial Tuesday for the charges of obstructing a police officer and two counts of serving alcohol to an intoxicated person. Read More »

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) — A Chester County man pleaded guilty Monday to a DUI crash that took the life of a 24-year-old man. He’ll face 8-17 years when he is sentenced in May. Now, the victim’s family is working with the District Attorney’s office to get stiffer penalties for repeat-DUI offenders. 50-year-old Robert Landis pleaded guilty to three charges, including Homicide by Vehicle DUI for his part in a crash that killed 24-year-old Liam Crowley in Westtown Township in ... Read More »

JAMESTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) –Almost two decades after a Richmond man was sentenced for killing a 68-year-old woman while driving under the influence, he was arrested again on DUI charges. Police arrested Lawrence Brew, 54, of Richmond for driving while intoxicated and refusing to submit a chemical test last Tuesday. According to officials, an officer stopped Lawrence’s car on Route 138 for following too closely and leaving the travel lane. Read More »

Elgin, IL – Daily Herald A 48-year-old Elgin man was charged Saturday afternoon with his fifth DUI and driving with a blood alcohol concentration more than three times the legal threshold. William L. Bush Jr., of the 700 block of Jefferson Street, faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of aggravated DUI. Read More »

KODAK (WATE) – Drugs and alcohol are to blame for a deadly crash that claimed the life of a Kodak man and injured two others in Sevier County on Sunday. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says the accident happened just after 5 p.m. on the 3600 block of Hickman Road in Kodak. Troopers say 29-year-old Thomas Oitting, of Kodak, was driving southbound when he crossed the center line and hit a Mitsubishi Eclipse head-on. Read More »