DWI Hit Parade!

From 27East.com
An 18-year-old Westhampton Beach High School graduate was killed in a car accident on Sunday night when his 17-year-old friend—who was charged with DWI—lost control of his car, smashing it into a parked BMW in East Quogue.
Cameron Nicholls of Quiogue—who sources said did not attend Sunday afternoon’s graduation ceremony at the high school—was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on Lewis Road in East Quogue, according to Southampton Town Police.
“It is a terrible tragedy and our thoughts are with the families during this difficult time,” said Michael Radday, the Assistant Superintendent for Personnel and Instruction for the Westhampton Beach School District. “Counselors are available at our high school, even though school is closed.” ….MORE

From Calvert County Maryland Sheriff Mike Evans:
While attempting to serve a warrant on Kristopher Hines, 23 of Dunkirk, at a trailer on Regent Court on June 27 at 8:49 p.m., police encountered a barricade situation with Hines.  Hines advised deputies that someone is going to get hurt if they try to come inside and arrest him.  Special Operations Team members responded and were able to take Hines from inside the home with the use of a chemical gas and a taser gun.  Hines was treated on the scene by medics.  Deputies were originally attempting to serve Hines with three warrants for failing to appear for prior court cases for charges of malicious destruction of property, driving while impaired and dangerous weapon possession.  No one was injured.

BALL — Russell A. “Roscoe” George didn’t have long to leave a lasting impression with his fellow officers at the Ball Police Department, but that’s just what he did at various stops throughout a lengthy law enforcement career.
Jeremy Thompson is one of those people whom George, 47, touched over the years.
Thompson, a detective with the Port Allen Police Department, met George in 1999 when George was Thompson’s training officer at the LSU Police Department in Baton Rouge…..MORE

From TheTownTalk.com

From Zion National Park
Zion National Park will enhance impaired driving enforcement over the Fourth of July weekend through expanded DUI checkpoints and increased road patrols. For too many Americans, the nation’s annual celebration is filled with tragedy, as it is one of the deadliest holidays of the year when it comes to alcohol-impaired traffic fatalities. Statistics gathered from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over the past 25 years show that, on average, nearly half of all fatal traffic accidents occurring over the Fourth of July holiday weekend involved alcohol.
Superintendent Jock Whitworth said, “The Fourth of July is a time when many Americans celebrate with family and friends and enjoy their national parks, but it is also one of the deadliest times on our roadways. The goal of increasing our enforcement efforts is to keep impaired drivers off of the road and ensure that visitors can safely enjoy their time in the park.” ….MORE

From Phillyburbs.com
LOWER SOUTHAMPTON
Candy F. Sansores, 31, 3600 block Brownsville Rd., Trevose, 2:14 a.m. Jun 18, at Brownsville Rd. and Rosewood Ave., Trevose, to receive summons.
MIDDLETOWN
Christopher Scicluna, 18, Levittown, 5 a.m. Jun 17, at East Lincoln Hwy. and Woodbourne Rd.
Christopher Moser, 24, Levittown, 2:18 a.m. Jun 18, at Durham Rd. near Foxwood Manor Apts.
Leroy Arthur, 46, Levittown, 2:27 a.m. Jun 19, at Canyon Rd.
Francisco Renteria Arias, 45, Levittown, 1:10 a.m. Jun 21, at New Falls Rd. and Rt. 413.
MORRISVILLE
Jennifer Clare McInnis, 43, W. Hendrickson Ave., 2:53 a.m. Jun 6, at N. Lafayette Ave.
Constance Marie Klimuk, 33, S. Lafayette Ave., 2 a.m. Jun 13, also careless driving at Mill Pond Shopping Center. …..MORE



Montgomery judge draws line in the sand on alcohol liability

From Gazette.net:
In a bold opinion, Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Eric M. Johnson has taken a stand on the side of good.
Last month, Johnson issued an opinion in a civil lawsuit against Dogfish Head Alehouse in Gaithersburg that is seeking $3.25 million for the family of 10-year-old Jazimen Warr. Jazimen was killed on Interstate 270 in 2008 by a man who was served drinks at Dogfish Head. According to police reports, the driver who hit the Jeep in which Jazimen was riding had been served several beers and a shot before he got into his Land Rover and drove between 88 and 98 mph on I-270….MORE

Learn more about Sam in this puff piece: 

Learn more about the 10-year-old girl who was crushed by one of Sam’s customers who had become completely wasted at Sam’s neat bar in Gaithersburg, the Dogfish Head Alehouse….her name is Jazimen Warr

Learn more about Sam started his beer business

Learn more about Sam’s customer, Michael Eaton, who killed Jazimen on I-270 and fled the scene, checked into a hotel and after 12 hours turned himself in to cops…
Sam’s Dogfish Head Alehouse sold served Eaton the following: 

Maryland State Police searched for him, tracing his activities before the wreck to the Dogfish Head Alehouse in Gaithersburg, where he racked up two bar tabs totaling $107. Included were 17 bottles of Corona, 2 Lemon Drops and 1 Cuervo Gold. Police learned that he might have bought some of the drinks for others. At 3:30 the next day, Eaton turned himself in at the state police barracks in Rockville, police said.
Learn more about Michael Dean Eaton, who had enough of his wits about him, to, like Sen. Ted Kennedy, hide out for 12 hours before turning himself in to the State Police

From ABC 7 Washington:
An alleged underage drunk driver is charged in a crash in Winchester that killed a couple and their two sons.
The crash happened Sunday morning just off of Interstate 81 in Stephenson, Va. The driver of the other car, a 20-year-old man, was the lone survivor.
Mark and Amanda Roe were were headed to their regular Sunday lunch at Mark’s mother’s house with their sons, 11-year-old Caleb and 4-year-old Tyler.
Their red Jeep Cherokee was stopped at a red light on Route 11 at Interstate 81, when a speeding pickup truck rear-ended it. The jeep’s fuel tank ruptured and burst into flames. …..MORE

From Gazette.Net
Listening to prosecutors and the families of the men who died, Diana Carrillo couldn’t believe they were talking about her friend and co-worker, Alejandro Roman.
Roman, 25, received two 10-year jail terms May 18, with eight of those years suspended, for killing two 26-year-old Silver Spring friends in October while driving drunk on Rockville Pike.
Carrillo said she sat through the May 18 hearing mournfully, listening to the families of the men, Adam Hosinski and Rory Weichbrod, talk to the judge about it was like to lose a loved one to a drunk driver, at one point calling him a “murderer” and a “monster.” They asked the judge to give him the maximum sentence allowed by law 10 years per count of manslaughter by vehicle.
“Roman has no regard for life at all,” Kathy Weichbrod, Rory’s mother, said at the hearing. “If he had any regard for life he wouldn’t be here trying to stay out of prison.”
More than 200 people wrote letters to the court to talk about how the two men’s death had affected their lives……MORE
Friends held a Memorial Concert for the two victims near National’s stadium