On Saturday evening September 19, 55-year-old Jose “Pepe” Diaz was stopped as he was riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Key West for doing 74 mph in a 30 mph speed zone, according to NBC Miami. Diaz, who is the Miami-Dade County commissioner, was arrested on Roosevelt Blvd. after his motorcycle…
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Three DUI Arrests Made in Macomb County Over 9-Hour Period
A recent article at the Detroit News states that over the weekend, three drunk driving arrests were made in Macomb County; in addition, all three individuals had prior DUI convictions, and each had higher than usual BAC levels. An unnamed woman was first to be arrested for OWI after her…
Long Island Booze Cruise Leaves Off-Duty MTA Employee Facing DWI Charges
On Sunday September 13, the driver of a NYC transit bus was arrested for DWI. Alexander Copeland, 52, was also charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle without owner’s consent, and reckless endangerment according to a recent article at the New York Post. It all began when several commuters along…
Labor Day Weekend High Speed Chase Results in 4th DUI Arrest in One Year for Allegan Man
On Saturday, September 5 an Allegan man led sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase in Van Buren County in Michigan after the man allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign and was observed driving in a reckless manner, according to a news article at Mlive.com. The man’s name was…
Saginaw Man Charged with DUI Crash that Killed Taxi Driver Faces Trial
Recently it was announced that 29-year-old Jon M. Brown of Saginaw will go to trial in December on charges that he caused the death of a taxi driver and serious injury to another person in a crash on I-75 near East North Union Road in Monitor Township in May of…
Beloit Bicyclist Killed in Car Collision, Suspected Drunk Driver Arrested
On Saturday August 29 at approximately 1:45 in the morning, a 43-year-old Beloit man, Mario Esquivel-Flores, died at an area hospital after becoming involved in a collision with a car on Milwaukee Road. At the time of news reports, an investigation into the man’s death was ongoing by the Rock…
Catholic Cardinal Charged with DUI While Visiting Big Island of Hawaii
On Thursday, August 20, 79-year-old Cardinal William Joseph Levada of Menlo Park was charged with driving under the influence while vacationing on the Big Island of Hawaii with priest friends, according to a recent article at the Hawaii Tribune-Herald. A police spokeswoman said that Levada was alone and was driving…
Michigan Man Arrested in More than a Dozen Jurisdictions for DUI Arrested Again
On June 16 of this year, 51-year-old Joseph Robert Livingood of White Pigeon was stopped as he drove away from the Four Winds Casino in Dowagiac; his blood alcohol level at the time was 0.18, more than twice the legal limit according to an article at the South Bend Tribune.…
California McAfee Antivirus Software ‘Superstar’ Arrested for DUI and Gun Possession in Tennessee
A self described “eccentric millionaire,” John McAfee was recently arrested in the small town in Tennessee where he now lives, Lexington, on charges of DUI and possession of a handgun, according to a news article at CNN. Pill bottles on shelf Warrants clerk Sheila Austin of the Henderson County Sheriff’s…
Oregon Man Arrested on DUI, Firearms Charges
On Saturday evening, a 36-year-old Portland man was pulled over after he almost struck a police car in the SUV he was driving, according to a recent article at KGW.com. Sabahudin Nuhanovic was driving his SUV in the area of Southeast Powell Blvd. near 137th Ave. when he crossed into…