DUI News Digest

Brownwood Bulletin – Brownwood, TX A 35th District Court jury deliberated for just minutes Wednesday morning before convicting Brenda Kay Holland, 61, of DWI — her ninth conviction for drunken driving since the 1980s. Jurors heard punishment phase testimony for the rest of the day Wednesday but had not started to deliberate punishment as of late Wednesday afternoon. Holland testified during the punishment phase and asked jurors to show her mercy. Read More »

KELOLAND TV VERMILLION, SD – The highest court in South Dakota is being asked if a U.S. Supreme Court ruling can impact past drunk driving arrests. Donovan Siers was arrested for his third DUI in 2008 and his blood alcohol level was nearly three times the limit. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a case called Missouri v. McNeely that officers need the suspect’s consent or a warrant to draw blood. Read More »

Many adults who live in New York City enjoy unwinding with a drink or two after a hard day or long week. Most New Yorkers also know that it’s incredibly important to be careful when doing so, since the penalties for being caught drinking and driving are very steep… Read More »

Former teen idol David Cassidy was ordered to enter alcohol rehab for three months after pleading no contest to a drunken driving charge in Los Angeles on Monday…. Read More »

David Longstreet wears a photo of his daughter, Emma, who was killed by a repeat drunk driver. Read More »

But highway data showed that 21 percent of the people killed in those crashes were legally drunk, according to the study published in the March issue … Read More »

Abraham Baca, a state police officer who was arrested and charged aggravated drunken driving in 2010, looks at his attorney, Ben Ortega, as the … Read More »