DWI Hit Parade!

From WUSA 9 News:
BRANDYWINE, Md. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation says it has fired the agent accused of a drunk driving accident here two weeks ago that killed 18-year-old Lawrence Garner, Jr.
“That’s good news because a guy that that’s irresponsible doesn’t deserve to hold a job of that caliber.
“It’s not going to bring my son back but it’s a start. This is only the beginning of what we’re out to do…to get these people [drunk drivers] off the roads. I’m glad he lost his job,” said Lawrence Garner, Sr. when told the news by 9NEWS NOW.   …..MORE

From Jacksonville Daily News:
A charge against the former commanding officer of Cherry Point Air Station for driving after his license was revoked was dismissed Thursday, according to officials with the Northampton County Clerk of Court’s office. The charge followed a traffic stop by a state trooper in Northampton County, occurring less than 30 days after Col. Douglas Denn, 47, was arrested on Oct. 25 while driving on U.S. 70 in Carteret County and charged with driving while impaired, driving with an open container, and speeding 12 miles over the posted limit of 55 miles per hour. ….MORE

See VIDEO Indiana State Police warn drivers of new crackdown on drunk driving

Indiana State Police nabbed 54 drunk drivers in northern section of state during January
Fort Wayne-The Indiana State Police in Fort Wayne have released statistics for the month of January 2011.  Troopers issued a total of 1733 traffic citations and 3179 traffic warnings.  Troopers also arrested 54 drunk drivers and made 174 criminal arrests.

• Traffic Citations Issued                                  1733
• Traffic Warnings Issued                                 3179
• Seatbelt Citations                                              254
• Child Restraint Citations                                      9
• Speeding Trucks Over 10,000 Pounds             103
• Criminal Arrests                                                174
• Drunk Driving Arrests                                        54
  Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Fort Wayne Post worked 16 new cases and made four criminal arrests, all of which were felony arrests.  There were a total of 126 cases drawn by both troopers and detectives.
  The four K-9 teams of Troopers Shultz (Gunnar), Shenefield (Beau), Neuenschwander (Smokey) and Carroll (Deezle) had between them, a total of 28 searches which yielded 14 arrests, and assisted other agencies on 10 occasions.  They also seized two grams of crack cocaine, 30 grams of ecstasy 31 grams of marijuana.
  The Indiana State Police Post in Fort Wayne proudly serves the citizens in the following 11 northeast Indiana Counties:  Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Huntington, Jay, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley.

From Adirondack Daily Enterprise:
A former Essex County state Supreme Court judge was sentenced for misdemeanor driving while intoxicated in Saratoga County earlier this week.   Judge James P. Dawson, 65, of Elizabethtown, pleaded guilty in Wilton town court, according to reports. He was fined $500, had his drivers’ license suspended and must attend a victims’ impact panel and install an alcohol-sensing interlock on his car. He received a conditional discharge, meaning the sentence can be modified if he gets in trouble over the next year….MORE

  From CBSNewYork:
NEW YORK — Police have charged a 52-year-old man for driving while intoxicated with a child in the car on Thursday night on Long Island. Suffolk County police stopped Sean Durham at 8:35 p.m. on Jericho Turnpike near Calvert Avenue in Commack for erratic driving and a malfunctioning tail light….MORE

From NewsHerald.com:
WEWAHITCHKA — A Wewahitchka man was charged with DUI manslaughter Thursday. Investigators with the Florida Highway Patrol arrested Lloyd J. Husband, 52, after learning that he had a blood alcohol level of .142 during a Feb. 8 incident. ….MORE

HOUSTON (KTRK) — An alleged drunk driver who police say took his mother’s car without permission and fatally struck a homeless man has been arrested and charged in connection with the victim’s death.
 Carlton Jay Eberle is charged with accident involving injury as well as driving while intoxicated. Police say a homeless man had just left a local bar and was crossing the street in the 1700 block of State Highway 6 about 11:20pm on Wednesday when he was struck by a red Mitsubishi Outlander, driven by Eberle, southbound on Highway 6. Eberle fled the scene on foot and was later taken into custody by HPD Westside Patrol Division officers in a nearby neighborhood …..MORE