It probably comes as no surprise to most people reading this article that Independence Day is the deadliest holiday on the calendar for motorists in the U.S. in recent years. This past weekend, several states participated in “no refusal” DUI checkpoints, a controversial initiation in which drivers have no choice…
On Saturday July 5th, Cleveland Browns’ wide receiver Josh Gordon was arrested on a charge of DWI in Raleigh, NC according to a news article at USA Today. Gordon has a history of drug issues, and was pulled over in the early morning hours after a police officer spotted him…
On Sunday, June 29, 33-year-old Ellie Morris was killed in an accident involving the motorcycle she was a passenger on and a car allegedly driven by a drunk driver. The accident took place on the southbound side of the I-75/85 connector in Atlanta, according to a news article at CBS…
In the early morning ours on Sunday, June 29, three people sustained serious injuries following a crash that was suspected to have been caused by a drunk driver, according to San Bruno authorities. News reports at Mercury News indicate that the collision happened just after midnight when two vehicles collided…
On Monday evening June 23, a San Bernardino police officer was in the process of making an arrest when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a teen who was believed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to KTLA 5. According to the news report,…
On Friday June 20, 21-year-old Anthony Edward Torpey of Castro Valley was arrested following a one-car crash in which his Corvette slammed into a pole near the Claremont Hotel, according to the Contra Costa Times. The crash, which occurred just before 2:30 a.m. on Tunnel Road, left Torpey’s 24-year-old passenger…
On Friday the 13th, 62-year-old Rick J. Fancher of Big Sky, Montana was arrested and charged with a third DUI offense after attempting to bail his wife, who was incarcerated for DUI, out of jail. Authorities say that Fancher showed up at the jail in a drunken state in an…
On Monday June 9, Atlanta police officer Daryl Vann was pulled over after he was spotted making an improper lane change and speeding, according to reports at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He is now on administrative leave pending investigation of DUI charges that were also leveled against him in addition to…
Two television news anchors for the same station in Des Moines, IA were recently arrested and charged with drunken driving, according to an article at the New York Daily News. One of the anchors, 47-year-old Sonya Heitshusen, has won five Emmy Awards for her journalistic excellence according to the article.…
On Tuesday June 3, a 65-year-old San Tan Valley woman was arrested after she allegedly drove while intoxicated and ran over a 41-year-old man working in a construction zone, according to news reports at World Now. Kathleen Fleetwood, who lives in a gated community, was arrested on charges of DUI,…