DWI Hit Parade!

From NewsChannel3
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – The man accused of killing two men after driving drunk and crashing into the back of their car faced a judge Wednesday.
Brett Frame is facing seven charges, including two counts of second degree murder.
The big question at Wednesday’s hearing was whether what Frame did constitutes second degree murder.
The prosecution says Frame told investigators that he was an alcoholic who had fallen off the wagon. They believe his actions showed a total disregard for the safety of other people on the road…..MORE

From NMPolitics.net
Las Cruces City Council District 4 candidate Ryan Matthew Dailey, who was arrested Sunday on drunken driving charges in Las Cruces, is also wanted on a federal warrant for DWI in Virginia.
Until a federal magistrate in Las Cruces decides whether to extradite Dailey to Virginia or release him and order him to appear for court in that state, Dailey is being held at the Doña Ana County Detention Center.
Ben Segotta, the public information officer for the U.S. Marshals Service in New Mexico, said Dailey is wanted for DWI in Norfolk, Virginia. The charge is federal because Dailey was allegedly driving under the influence on a Naval base there. …..MORE

From the braindead state of South Carolina comes this special report from The State
Acting under orders from state Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal, magistrates in Richland and Lexington counties disposed of more than 1,300 drunken-driving cases in the four months between mid-March and mid-July.
According to statistics Toal released this week, that’s more than twice the number courts in those two counties disposed of during the same period last year. A blood alcohol concentration of .08 or higher is legal evidence of drunken driving.
Alcohol-related driving is a major public safety problem in South Carolina. Hundreds of people die each year in accidents caused by drunken drivers…..MORE

From Chicago Sun-Times  / Naperville Times
Michael K. Davis, 2204 Waterleaf, Naperville: driving with alcohol concentration level of .08 or more, first or second offense, closing dismissal; DUI, first or second offense, imprisonment; improper lane usage, change lanes unsafely, closing dismissal; driving while license suspended, closing dismissal; failure to signal when turning, closing dismissal.
Alexandra J. Davit, 1923 Hillside Lane, Lisle: DUI, first or second offense, closing dismissal; possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana, supervision…..MORE

Fromchannel3000.com
MADISON, Wis. — A man stands accused of drunken driving when his car hit and killed a Madison woman as she attempted to cross Highway 51 on Wednesday, according to Madison police.
The crash happened at about 11:45 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 51 and East Washington Avenue on the city’s East Side.
Police said the victim, a 61-year-old woman, was trying to cross the highway when she was struck by a car attempting to turn off East Washington and onto the highway.
Officers arrested the driver, Jonathan J. Rehdantz, 30, of Portage, on suspicion ….MORE

From Dayton Daily News
COLUMBUS — House Speaker William Batchelder on Wednesday removed Rep. Jarrod Martin, R-Beavercreek, as chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee in the wake of charges pending against Martin for drunken driving and child endangering.
“It was a difficult decision to remove Rep. Martin as chairman but it is clear to him (Batchelder) that this caucus, which has accomplished wonderful things, regarded his (Martin’s) situation as a major distraction,” said Mike Dittoe, Batchelder’s spokesman…..MORE

From Mercury News
The California Highway Patrol has reported more DUIs over the Labor Day weekend compared to last year, but fewer fatalities this year in the Bay Area.
In the Bay Area CHP jurisdiction, there were 258 DUI arrests compared to 252 suspected drunken drivers last year. In 2010 the Labor Day holiday weekend saw two fatalities compared to one fatal accident this year, according to CHP reports.
In San Mateo County, holiday weekend enforcement agencies reported 211 DUI arrests, compared to 224 arrests last year over the same Friday through Monday night period, officials said…..MORE

From ClickonDetroit.com
DETROIT — A 20-year-old woman accused of drunken driving and causing a crash that killed another driver in earlier this year has been sentenced.
Sterling Heights police said Kelley Marie Nagle was driving a Chevrolet Trailblazer south on Dequindre Road just south of 19 Mile Road on Jan. 16 when she tried to pass a Mazda sedan and struck a northbound Ford Ranger pickup truck head-on…..MORE