DWI Hit Parade!

CHAPEL HILL (WTVD) — UNC sophomore running back AJ Blue is facing a list of charges, including driving while impaired, after an arrest Sunday.  Burlington Police confirm Blue was arrested Sunday at 2:31a.m. on Maple Avenue.   …MORE

From KARE11.com:
WEST FARGO, ND– A West Fargo bus driver was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving Wednesday afternoon after getting stuck in a snowbank while on his way to pick up a group of children. A passer-by reported the stuck school bus about 2:30 p.m. on the 100 block of 32nd Avenue, West Fargo police Lt. Duane Sall said. When officers responded to the scene, the bus was running and the driver, Steven C. Sauer, was sitting inside near the back. “Officers determined he wasn’t acting normal. Paramedics responded and cleared him medically,” Sall said. Officers could smell alcohol on Sauer, 59, and administered field sobriety tests, Sall said. No children were on the bus at the time of the incident.  MORE

From Seacoastonline.com:
Bar owners claim bargain drinks simply attract customers to the establishment, but that low prices don’t encourage patrons to drink more. To the contrary, there is significant evidence that happy-hour promotions increase alcohol consumption. Two studies found that alcohol consumption doubled during happy hours.   MORE

From ShelterIslandReporter.com:
Marcos A. Reyes of Silver Spring, Maryland was fined $2,000 plus $400 for aggravated DWI. He was given three years’ probation, a six-month license suspension and a court-ordered ignition interlock. Lane and turn signal violations were dismissed as covered.

The following persons were arrested for DWI by the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Patrol Officers:
Conden, Gregory Charles, 30 of California, MD at 2:59 am on 9/11/10 by Dep. Flerlage.
White, Raisa Jackell, 23 of Lexington Park, MD at 1:27 am on 9/12/10 by Dfc. Boyer.
Young, James Bernard, 51 of Lexington Park, MD at 9:57 pm on 9/3/10 by Dep. Thompson.
Bill, Lynette Alberti, 51 of Avenue, MD at 7:13 pm on 9/4/10 by Dep. T. Snyder.
Rose, Ashley Nicole, 18 of Hollywood, MD at 8:14 am on 9/6/10 by Dep. Kerby.
Harding, Robyn Lynn, 23 of Mechanicsville, MD at 1:54 am on 8/20/10 by Cpl. T. Butler.
Butler, James Francis Darnell, 48 of Lexington Park, MD at 11:34 pm on 9/8/10 by Dep. Licausi

The following persons were arrested for DWI by the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack:

Christopher Michael Grigsby, 22, of Lexington Park on 1/27/11 by Tpr. E. T. Reuschling
Jessica Lauren Johnson, 22, of Brandywine on 1/28/11 by TFC E. J. Page
Jacklyn Renee Tippett, 19, of Leonardtown on 1/29/11 by TFC E. J. Page
Samuel Edward Brookbank, 3^rd, 44, of Mechanicsville on 1/30/11 by Tpr. E. T. Reuschling
Shannon Lee Christian, 25, of Hollywood on 1/30/11 by TFC M. B. Adams
Katrina Orslene Cropp, 24, of Valley Lee on 1/30/11 by TFC N. E. Gresko
Samuel Edward Brookbank, 3^rd, 44, of Mechanicsville on 1/30/11 by Tpr. E. T. Reuschling

From JDnews.com:
A New Bern man injured in a wreck has been charged with driving while intoxicated in connection with the weekend incident, officials said Wednesday.   Jacksonville police responded to a report of a single vehicle wreck on the U.S. 17 bypass at U.S. 17 Business at approximately 11:30 p.m. Friday, according to Beth Purcell, a spokeswoman for Jacksonville Police Department.  Dennis Driver, 44, of 6206 Gondolier Drive in New Bern, was speeding in his 1997 Chevrolet 2500 pickup truck on the N.C. 24 service road when he reached the dead end and collided with the traffic barrels and guard rail, Purcell said. He then continued onto N.C. 24 and then right onto the U.S. 17 bypass, she said.   MORE

From NewsObserver.com:

RALEIGH — Former N.C. State basketball star Anthony Grundy was charged with being a habitual impaired driver Wednesday afternoon after he was stopped and charged with DWI for a fifth time. Grundy, an All-ACC guard who played his final season with the Wolfpack in 2002, has been convicted of DWI three times and had another DWI charge pending when he was pulled over shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday, according to court records. Police say Grundy’s blood alcohol content was .16, or twice the legal limit. He was charged with felony habitual impaired driver.  MORE

HONOLULU (AP) The top enlisted sailor on a Pearl Harbor-based nuclear submarine has been fired after his arrest on a drunken driving charge.
Senior Chief Petty Officer Savan Patel was relieved as chief of the boat on the USS Louisville on Jan. 5 by the vessel’s top officer, Cmdr. Lee Sisco.  MORE