DWI Hit Parade!

Duane Porter, charged with DUI after hitting police officer
From Duluth News Tribune
A Duluth police investigator seven days from retirement was hospitalized today after an accused drunk driver ran a red light and struck the officer driving an unmarked squad car.
Veteran property crimes investigator Don Boso suffered numerous injuries and is hospitalized in St. Luke’s hospital in stable condition.  According to Duluth police, Duane Porter, 25, of Bemidji, failed to stop for a red light while driving west on Central Entrance about 6:20 a.m. Both vehicles were occupied only by the drivers. …MORE

From MyFoxNY
NEW YORK — A bus driver on the Bolt Bus line that connects New York City to other cities on the East Coast was arrested on the New Jersey Turnpike after a frightened passenger called 911 to report that he appeared to be drunk, myFOXny.com reported Monday.
The passenger was aboard the Bolt Bus traveling from New York to Washington, D.C., on one of the heaviest traveled highways in the US and made the call around 2:45pm ET Friday. …MORE

From CandGnews.com:
A Royal Oak woman accused of causing a fatal accident on Dequindre in January has waived her right to a preliminary exam, sending the matter directly to Macomb County Circuit Court. Accompanied by attorney D. Todd Williams, Kelley Marie Nagle, 20, appeared briefly before Judge Stephen Sierawski in 41-A District Court March 14 to confirm her desire to forgo the prelim, which had been adjourned from Jan. 31.
The hearing typically lays out a portion of the prosecution’s evidence so the district court judge can determine whether there’s enough merit to bind the case over to circuit court for trial.
According to Sterling Heights police, Nagle was driving southbound on Dequindre, just south of 19 Mile, in her Trailblazer at around 12:18 a.m. Jan. 16 when she attempted to pass a Mazda sedan. Her SUV collided head-on with a Ford Ranger pickup truck that had been traveling north on Dequindre, and then struck the Mazda.
The Ranger’s driver, later identified as Annette Eileen Evans, 53, of Richmond, was transported to Beaumont Hospital, Troy, where she was later pronounced dead. Nagle and the Mazda’s driver escaped without injury…..MORE

From CBS WAKA:
Authorities say 43-year-old Edward Franklin Menefee, Jr. was arrested Tuesday morning around 7:30 and charged with DUI. He is a teacher at Georgiana School. …MORE
School official says teachers need to get that “role model” aspect right if they expect to remain employed ….MORE

From NJ.com
MANALAPAN — The president of a township fire company has been suspended after he was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, according to a report on APP.com.   Resident Sean M. Sullivan, 40, was pulled over in a fire department vehicle in Freehold Township around 1:45 a.m., after a local police officer noticed he was driving erratically. After Sullivan….MORE

From The Tennessean:
A Gallatin man charged in the death of his 9-year-old stepdaughter in an alcohol-related wreck March 9 has five prior DUI convictions.
Dusty G. McDonald, 33, was driving southbound on Whitson Road near Bethpage with his stepdaughter, Alexis Thompson, in the passenger seat when he failed to negotiate a curve, causing his 1984 Chevy pickup to strike a tree on the passenger side, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol fatality report. The wreck occurred at 5:22 p.m. Tuesday.   ….MORE

The Oseceola County Iowa Sheriff’s Dept. Sheriff Doug Weber:
The following persons were booked into the Oseceola County Iowa Sheriff’s Jail for Operating While Intoxicated:
Darby Lynn Dickman, 30, of George, Iowa pled guilty, given 30 days in jail, 28 days suspended, fine of $1,697
Debra Therese Weg, 46, of Worthington, MN on 3/5/2011
Houston Lee Hieronimus, 20, of Ashton, Iowa, on 2/26/2011
Jennifer Lynn White, 34, of Sibley, Iowa pled guilty to OWI charged from Dec. 25, 2010, given 30 days with 28 days suspended and $1,797 fine.
Cody Robert Marco, 19, of Sibley, Iowa, on 2/25/2011 pled guilty to OWI, fine of $1,797 and 30 days in jail with 28 days suspended.
Nichole Marie Merley, 34, of Ashton, Iowa, on 2/25/2011 pled guilty to OWI, fine $1797, 30 days in jail 28 suspended
Kenneth Strerling Benz, 57, of Melvin, Iowa, on 2/20/2011 (2^nd offense)
Tiffany Lee Ann Nasers, 33, of Sibley, Iowa, on 2/20/2011
Adam Strouth, 27, of Sibley, Iowa on 2/6/2011
Derek Michael White, 26, of Sibley, Iowa on 1/28/2011 pled guilty to OWI, fine $2641, 60 days in jail with 53 days suspended (2^nd offense)
Harmony Ann Williams, 35, of Hawarden, Iowa, pled guilty to OWI, fine of 2641, 60 days in jail, 53 days suspended (had child in her vehicle)
Nathaniel Jordan Mayer, 25, of Melvin, Iowa, pled guilty to OWI, 60 days in jail, 53 suspended, fine of $1,172
Katie Lynn Merideth, 26, of Sheldon, Iowa, on 1/14/2011 pled guilty to OWI, fine of $2541, 60 days in jail, 53 days suspended
Jose Domingo Perez, 20, of Sheldon, Iowa, pled guilty to OWI, fine of $1822, jail 100 days with 31 days suspended (also forgery of Social Security documents ICE hold)

From KFVS
DEXTER, MO – A Dexter woman is in jail after allegedly leaving the scene of an accident.   According to Dexter Police, 43-year-old Yvonne Wood was driving a 1997 Dodge Dakota on the 100 block of east Saint Francis Street at 7:03 a.m. Saturday morning.  ….MORE