Archive for March 16th, 2011

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New York: give credit to the cop who did his job and locked up this drunk driver now indicted for DWI and dozing in middle of highway…passed out and vomit everwhere…

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ALBANY– The city police officer charged in December with driving while intoxicated after police said he was found dozing in his car on Interstate 787 was arraigned on an indictment Wednesday morning in Albany County Court.   Officer Brian Lutz is charged with a misdemeanor count of driving while intoxicated and a traffic violation for parking on pavement…MORE

03.16
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Colorado: mouthy woman beefed to cops about tying up traffic; they noticed she was drunk and stupid

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Katherine Morse — Westminster Police Dept.

A woman was arrested for drunk driving in Westminster, near Denver, Colorado, after she mouthed off about how cops parked their patrol cars at an crash scene.
Trevor Materasso, a Westminster Police Department spokesman reported that officers had responded to a rear-end wreck and were trying to sort things out when Katherine Morse , 49, arrived to check on the status of one of the drivers.  At that point police realized that Morse was possibily intoxicated and after field tests, placed her under arrest.

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Florida: MADD not mad at this West Melbourne cop, he took 32 drunk drivers off the road last year

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From Florida Today:
An organization aimed at keeping drunk drivers off the roadways honored a West Melbourne police officer for his role in enforcing the state’s DUI laws.  Officer Sean Cronin, 28, was honored Monday by Mothers Against Drunk Driving during the 11th annual MADD Florida Law Enforcement Luncheon in Orlando…..MORE

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Nebraska: Judge gives bozo Meth-Head Banker light sentence for DUI

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From KETV.com
OMAHA, Neb. —
A bank vice president told a judge Wednesday he’s learned a hard lesson and is ready to take responsibility for being a repeat offender of driving under the influence.
Mark Dahir, 38, appeared before a Douglas County District Court judge for the sentencing of a third DUI offense from August.
Prosecutors had lowered the charge from a fourth offense to a third. That was before police arrested Dahir, accusing him of being high on meth when they said he caused an injury crash in February. ….MORE

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North Carolina: A LUCKY CHARM IN EVERY DWI ARREST! Governor’s highway safety effort offers free stuff to law enforcement agencies for locking up drunk drivers on St. Patricks Day

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DWIHitParade.com news graphic copyright 2011
From Governor’s Highway Safety Program offer to law enforcement agencies:
The Governor’s Highway Safety Program’s point system encourages participation at GHSP sponsored events and highway safety initiatives….MORE
Attend the Charlotte St. Pat’s Day parade and festival and if you drink, arrange for a designated driver, but if you don’t, your arrest will help North Carolina law officers win points towards new equipment to assist them in locking you up again on your next arrest….

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Florida: Gator’s center-fielder Bryson Smith should have stuck to ‘Gatorade’; benched after DUI arrest

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From Jacksonville.com
GAINESVILLE — University of Florida baseball player Bryson Smith was arrested late Sunday night on a charge of driving under the influence, leading coach Kevin O’Sullivan to suspend the senior center fielder on Monday afternoon.
“I am aware of the charges against our baseball student-athlete and we take these very seriously,” O’Sullivan said in a statement.   …..MORE

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South Carolina: 18 wheels of booze and fun…and then big rig driver flipped, slid and cracked into power pole

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From WYFF10.COM
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. —
A tractor-trailer truck driver is charged with DUI after a wreck that shut down Highway 25 early Tuesday morning.
Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Bill Rhyne said the truck ran off the right side of the road, lost control, overturned and slid down the road hitting a power pole.  The wreck happened on Highway 25 at Trammel Road in the Tigerville area of Greenville County just before 4:30 a.m. …..MORE