Drunk driving News

Driving 10 MPH results in DUI arrest

Sonora - Some people learn slower than others, one local man is even slower than that, when it comes to driving under the influence.

In the Media by Gar Swaffar - 3 comments

Dad accused of killing suspected drunk driver who killed his kids

Alvin - After a vehicle rammed his truck, David Barajas Sr., of Alvin, Texas, is alleged to have walked to his house, got his gun, and killed the other driver police say was intoxicated.

In the Media by Arthur Weinreb - 11 comments

County Kerry, Ireland to issue drunk driving permits

Kilgarvan - A county council in southwestern Ireland has approved a motion that will allow people living in isolated rural areas to drink and drive.

In the Media by Brett Wilkins - 3 comments

Alberta driver gets 6 1/2 years for killing four foreign workers

Red Deer - After previously pleading guilty to five charges, a crying Tyler James Stevens was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for causing a fatal crash that took the lives of four Filipino workers and seriously injuring a fifth.

In the Media by Arthur Weinreb - 5 comments

Op-Ed: Drinking and driving on New Year’s Eve could be a fatal mistake

Each year thousands of lives are lost in the United States and Canada to incidents of drunk driving. New Year’s Eve is a special event where there is a huge influx in the number of drunk drivers on the roads. Learn how you can prevent drunk driving.

In the Media by Pierre Waithe - 4 comments

State police agencies nationwide declare war on drunk drivers

State police and highway patrol troopers throughout the nation will be on heightened alert and out in force on the highways tonight as part of a massive national effort to combat drunk drivers this New Year’s Eve.

In the Media by Pierre Waithe

Paralyzed 9-year-old tells drunk driver, 'don't drink'

Fort Worth - In July of 2011, a man who had been drinking and driving a stolen car struck a vehicle head on, leaving an 8-year-old passenger paralyzed from the waist down.

In the Media by Greta McClain - 4 comments

Man gets two DUI's on the same night at the same time

Urbana - A 22-year-old man received a couple of DUI's on early Sunday Nov. 4 after police in Ohio stopped him twice. Due to the end of Daylight Saving Time, records show that he managed to get both DUI's at essentially the same time.

In the Media by Kevin Fitzgerald - 1 comment

Supreme Court of Canada makes it easier to fight breathalyzer

Ottawa - While the changes are not expected to affect many cases, the court found portions of the 2008 law infringed the presumption of innocence. But the Supreme Court upheld an important change that eliminated the "two-beer" defence.

In the Media by Arthur Weinreb

Former U.S. ambassador faces charges of DUI, hit-and-run

Spokane - Ryan Crocker, a long serving diplomat who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, was arrested on Aug. 14 and pleaded not guilty the next day.

In the Media by Arthur Weinreb - 5 comments