http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/dui/ en-us Wed, 6 Jan 2010 23:18:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2422568/posts I published a story earlier today, a sad situation where a young mother and her unborn son were both killed by a drunk driver on New Year's Day. As part of the story I decided to do things differently by posting the child's age as 6 months old because the mother was 6 months's pregnant. That is something I never see anyone else do in their articles or news stories. What do you think FReepers? Not only of the article, but of this concept? Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2422568/posts#comment Wed, 6 Jan 2010 23:18:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421575/posts Disgraced state Sen. Anthony D. Galluccio’s toothpaste defense went down the drain yesterday, brushed off by a skeptical judge who jailed him for a year for violating his probation after pleading guilty to a hit-and-run. Galluccio, 42, was led away in handcuffs after Judge Matthew J. Nestor refused to buy the Cambridge Democrat’s claim that the Breathalyzer installed in his home was set off by toothpaste containing alcohol. “I didn’t think the toothpaste defense was really going to fly,” said Timothy Cruz, the Plymouth district attorney who prosecuted Galluccio. Galluccio set off the Breathalyzer as soon as it was hooked... The Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421575/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 19:30:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420958/posts CLINTON - A Speedwell woman suspected of shooting her husband in the stomach in a domestic altercation wrecked the couple's car while driving her spouse to a hospital Sunday morning while she was allegedly intoxicated. Erica Hopper, 33, remains in the Anderson County Jail this morning on drunken driving charges and other traffic offenses. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420958/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 00:07:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420831/posts State Sen. Anthony D. Galluccio was led away in handcuffs today, sentenced to one year in jail for violating the terms of his home confinement. A judge sentenced the Cambridge Democrat after a full day of testimony over his failed Breathalyzer test Dec. 21. Galluccio blamed the bad test results on his toothpaste. He must now serve out his term in the House of Correction. Developing ... Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420831/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 21:13:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419551/posts Six people were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, 12 were cited for driving while unlicensed and 18 vehicles were impounded during a New Year's Even checkpoint conducted by the Santa Maria Police Department. A total of 1,386 vehicles passed through the checkpoint, which was set up in the 200 block of South Broadway from 6 p.m. Thursday until 1 a.m. Friday, police said. Officers screened 462 of those vehicles. Of the 18 vehicles impounded at the checkpoint, 17 were driven by undocumented immigrants, police said. Funding for the program was provided by a grant from the California Office of... Santa Maria Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419551/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 16:59:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418757/posts DUI Charges Against 54 Dropped Prosecutors say a Polk County sheriff's deputy may have taken shortcuts in handling investigations. By Jason Geary THE LEDGER Prosecutors have abandoned charges against 54 people accused of driving under the influence, citing concerns about a deputy's shortcuts in writing reports and conducting blood alcohol tests. Deputy Tex Thomas has made about 124 arrests for DUI since he began working last year for the Polk County Sheriff's Office. In a deposition, Thomas spoke about preparing reports by cutting-and-pasting words from previous DUI reports as a "template" rather than starting with a blank page. Prosecutors also... Lakeland Florida News Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418757/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 02:46:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418579/posts MADISON, Wis. — The leader of the state's largest police union was cited for drunken driving last week after he left his apartment to help another union employee who had crashed her car into a shed, according to police reports obtained Monday. James L. Palmer II, executive director of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association, faces one count of first offense driving while under the influence, a traffic violation akin to speeding. He issued a statement Monday saying he regrets his actions. "I am ashamed at this deplorable exercise of poor judgment, and I accept total responsibility," he said. "I offer... AP via Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418579/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:25:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416236/posts FRESNO, Calif. -- In a ritual nearly as familiar as Santa Claus and crowded stores, police agencies have again stepped up enforcement of drunken-driving laws this holiday season. Studies have found sobriety checkpoints reduce alcohol-related crashes because they create awareness about the risk of arrest. But some public-safety officials say that message might be lost on the group most at risk - young drivers. Trying to elude arrest for drunken driving, young people use technology to keep each other informed about the location of sobriety checkpoints, said Sgt. Dave Gibeault, head of the Fresno Police Department's traffic unit. Sacramento Bee / McClatchy Newspapers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416236/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:33:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411131/posts <p>Drink, drive, crack up the car...and write off the damage on your tax return.</p> <p>For one taxpayer, that scenario became reality after he appealed a decision by the Internal Revenue Service.</p> <p>The U.S. Tax Court last week allowed the driver of a car to write off thousands of dollars of damage after he totalled it while under the influence.</p> Market Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411131/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:59:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402290/posts The Florida Highway Patrol wanted to get a blood test from Tiger Woods after the crash, because a witness told them Tiger was boozing earlier in the day -- this according to new documents obtained by TMZ. FHP had requested Tiger's blood sample, after a witness -- we're told his wife -- "stated that the driver had consumed alcohol earlier in the day and the same witness removed the driver from the vehicle after the collision." The document continues, "The same witness stated that the driver was prescribed medication (Ambien and Vicatin [sic]}." As we first reported, it was Elin... TMZ.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402290/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 20:46:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2398245/posts A woman in Canberra blew a .385 yesterday, one of the highest ever recorded. BAC numbers of .40 are supposed to mean death. Read the linked article for more information. The Daily Telegraph (Australia) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2398245/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 06:51:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392890/posts Alexandra Kerry is off the hook in her DUI case and won't face any criminal charges, Los Angeles prosecutors said Monday. "We reviewed the arrest report and have declined to file criminal charges due to insufficient evidence," says L.A. City Attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan. The daughter of Sen. John Kerry was pulled over in Hollywood on Nov. 19 for an expired registration, her father's spokesperson said. People http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392890/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:17:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390097/posts LOS ANGELES -- The daughter of Sen. John Kerry has been arrested in Hollywood for allegedly driving drunk. Los Angeles police say 36-year-old Alexandra Kerry was stopped by officers on a Hollywood street after midnight Thursday and failed a sobriety test. Officer Bruce Borihanh said she was booked at the Hollywood police station and was held for about five hours. She was released at about 5:30 a.m. after posting $5,000 bail. AP via FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390097/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:37:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390082/posts The wife of the most senior Republican in the Senate was arrested Wednesday night after her vehicle struck a parked car. Police said Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar's wife, Charlene, drove her car into the parked vehicle just after 6:15 p.m. Wednesday in their McLean, Va., neighborhood. No injuries were reported. nbcwashington.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390082/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:14:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2389931/posts One of Sen. John Kerry’s daughters was arrested early this morning for driving under the influence, Los Angeles police confirmed. Alexandra Forbes Kerry was pulled over in Hollywood for a traffic violation and was arrested for DUI at 12:40 a.m., Officer Sara Faden said. Kerry posted $5,000 bail at 5:20 a.m. Faden would not confirm Kerry’s blood alcohol level or what substance the senator’s daughter was under the influence of. Developing... Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2389931/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:12:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2386204/posts LOCK HAVEN - Four months after two boats collided on the Susquehanna River, killing a young girl and injuring several others, one of the boat operators has been arrested on with multiple criminal charges, and charges are pending against one of his passengers. John Edward Englert II, 51, of 335 N. Water St., Mill Hall, was arraigned before Friday afternoon before Magisterial District Judge Joseph Sanders on 37 criminal offenses, ranging from homicide by watercraft while driving under the influence and other first-degree felonies to various summary offenses under Pennsylvania's boating laws. Sanders set bail at $750,000 and Englert was... The Lock Haven Express http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2386204/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:42:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385308/posts LOCK HAVEN - It's been almost four months since Valerie Teresa Heidt, 12, of Hublersburg, died in a fatal boat crash on the Susquehanna River and an intensive investigation began. This morning, Clinton County District Attorney Michael F. Salisbury said that probe is nearing an end and he will be meeting with officials today to discuss time tables and charging options. Salisbury said his office was contacted Tuesday by the private New Jersey firm conducting the crash reconstruction segment of the investigation and has been informed that the report is in the "final stages and should be received within the... The Lock Haven Express http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385308/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:45:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2378778/posts OXFORD, Ohio—A man wearing a breathalyzer costume was arrested Sunday on suspicion of driving drunk. According to a police report, 18-year-old James N. P. Miller, of Cincinnati, was seen driving the wrong way out of the entrance to a one-way street at East Park Place in Oxford. Officers executed a traffic stop and found that Miller was wearing a breathalyzer costume. After investigation, police said, Miller was found to be operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Inside his car, officers allegedly found an open container of Bud Light in the center console. Officers also found what was left of a case... NBC 4 Colubus http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2378778/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:46:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2378687/posts OXFORD, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio man dressed as a Breathalyzer test for Halloween found himself blowing into one after police stopped him for allegedly driving the wrong way without headlights on a one-way street ... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2378687/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:35:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2371190/posts A friend just got a ticket for talking on his cell phone while in his parked car in a Starbucks parking lot. He got his coffee and, with the car parked, started the engine and made a call to his next appointment to say he was on his way. A cop pulled up, walked over and wrote him up for talking on his cell phone while “driving” (even though the car wasn’t on the road or moving). The cop said that the new law is interpreted the same way as drunk driving--if you are behind the wheel of a car,... Personal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2371190/posts#comment Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:54:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366989/posts Disgraced journalist Rick Sanchez can’t seem to stop falsely-accusing people of racism on his daily CNN show. How do you follow up trying to destroy Rush Limbaugh with a fake quote about slavery having merit? You accuse Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio of being another Bull Connor. Arpaio has become a man of controversy recently as some in the Obama administration do not care for his tactics in arresting illegal aliens. (This controversy was featured and detailed in another NewsReal blog here.) Arpaio has been elected five times in his county. He is famous for his frugality in taking care of... David Horowitz's NewsReal Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366989/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:05:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366498/posts On his segment of today's CNN Newsroom, anchor Rick Sanchez went for the hat trick, likening Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to the infamous Theophilus “Bull” Connor, Birmingham, Alabama’s late segregationist police commissioner who ruthlessly used police attack dogs and fire hoses to thwart 1963 civil rights demonstrators, no fewer than three times. Sanchez prefaced his interview with the Arizona sheriff: Well, perhaps not since Bull Connor whose aggressive police tactics against blacks in the South sparked civil rights legislation in 1964 has our country seen a showdown like the one going on right now between Maricopa County sheriff Joe... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366498/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:10:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364312/posts Eight months after he got hit by Channel 7 anchorman Rick Sanchez's Volvo, Jeffrey Smuzinick is doing poorly. His family is just plain doing poor. ...Minutes after midnight on the morning of December 10, 1990, an intoxicated Smuzinick darted out in front of a Volvo on a residential street near Joe Robbie Stadium. The driver of the car, WSVN-TV Channel 7 anchorman Rick Sanchez, became the subject of a subsequent January 16 New Times story that described the odd circumstances of the accident. Sanchez, whom a Metro-Dade police officer said "smelled strongly of alcohol," first stopped his car but then... New Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364312/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:29:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364290/posts It looks like CNN has been so busy the past 24 hours running news stories on its website and on air about Meghan McCain's existential Twitter crisis, that Rick Sanchez's own Twitter page was only place where he could find the space to issue a mealy-mouthed apology for falsely attributing a racist quote to Rush Limbaugh. Sanchez Tweets this evening: i've know rush. in person,i like him. his rhetoric,however is inexcusably divisive. he's right tho. we didn't confirm quote. our bad. What courage. It only took three days following his initial report and the Huffington Post to retract the quote... The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364290/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:02:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364213/posts A day lot and millions of dollars short. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364213/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:08:42 GMT