Drunk Driving DUI Law

A drunken driver caused a four-vehicle crash at 4:56 p.m. June 23 at Dundee and Wolf roads in Wheeling, Deputy Police Chief Bill Benson said. Michael D. Lopez, 25, of 583 Shelly Court, Wheeling, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after he set off a chain reaction of vehicle crashes. Lopez, who [...]

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GLENHAVEN – A head-on crash on Highway 20 Tuesday afternoon left two people injured – one seriously – and closed down the highway while emergency personnel rescued the victims. One of the drivers also was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence alcohol. Injured in the collision were Dana Traw, 45, of Santa Rosa, [...]

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HARRISONBURG – Most prosecutors won’t extradite someone charged with a misdemeanor. But in the case of one South Carolina resident, Rockingham County prosecutors wasted little time asking deputies to go get her after she failed to appear on a DUI charge. Police say Jane Ellen Plikaytis, 48, of Tega Cay, S.C., registered a 0.33 when [...]

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Costa Mesa, CA.  June 27 -  The Costa Mesa police ran a sobriety checkpoint Thursday at Santa Ana Avenue and 18th Street, citing two drivers and impounding two vehicles. One driver was cited for driving on a suspended license. The other was cited for having vehicle registration that had expired more than six months ago. [...]

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Seattle, WA.  June 27  -  A former Seattle police detective who set a breath-test record was sentenced to more than a year in jail and three months in home detention for a series of alcohol-related driving cases, two of which involved minor crashes… Last year, Jarrett briefly held the unenviable record of the highest blood-alcohol [...]

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Daughter of anti-DWI advocate charged with drunk driving in Albuquerque. The 21-year old daughter of state Senator Kent Craven was arrested for driving while intoxicated in New Mexico. She wrecked her vehicle in southwest Albuquerque Sunday while driving drunk. Police reports indicate that Kady Craven’s blood alcohol content was nearly three times the legal limit. [...]

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Actress says she will never forgive herself for drunk driving in Los Angeles. Nicole RichieNicole Richie has publicly expressed regret for the driving under the influence in LA last year. Now the parent of a five month old daughter, she said that a news report of children killed by drunk drivers made her feel like [...]

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Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo has announced interest having police officers draw blood in cases of suspected driving while intoxicated in Texas. Under the program Austin DWI patrol officers would be trained to draw blood when a motorist refuses to submit to a breath test. While it is the right of a motorist to request [...]

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Case of drunk driving in Texas thrown out for lack of evidence. A special prosecutor has dismissed charges of driving while intoxicated in Texas against a state district judge. While refusing to elaborate, the reason given was insufficient evidence. Longtime judge Raymond Angelini was charged with drunk driving in San Antonio after police officers stopped [...]

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Albuquerque could start seizing cars from motorists not convicted of a crime. The state Supreme Court refused to hear a legal challenge to a program designed to seize vehicles from motorists arrested for driving while intoxicated in New Mexico. That allowed a trial court ruling to stand, thus ending the legal challenges to a controversial [...]

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