Archive for May 12th, 2012

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Nevada: Reno DUI court actions find many land in slammer

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From RGJ.com
Following are court actions for people arrested on a charge of driving under the influence.

RENO JUSTICE COURT

Adrian Villa-Reeves, 120 days jail, suspended; two days jail; $503; DUI school; victim impact panel.

Gabriel Partida-Preciado, Jared J. England, 30 days jail, suspended; 48 hours community service; $503; DUI school; victim impact panel.

Jeffery Dean Myers, 180 days jail, suspended; 13 days jail; $503; DUI school; victim impact panel.

Bryana S. Jones, 48 hours community service; $503; DUI school; victim impact panel.

Robert Bradley Vargus, 120 days jail, suspended; five days jail; $603; DUI school; victim impact panel.

Erin Marie Oksol, 180 days jail, suspended; 10 days jail; $753; DUI school; victim impact panel; vehicle ignition interlock device installed for
one year.   …MORE

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West Virginia: lawmaker who makes laws regarding drunk driving awarded yet another DWI; vows to serve out term

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From The Intelligencer
WHEELING – Delegate Ryan Ferns’ April DUI arrest was not his first brush with the law, as court documents indicate he was arrested for the same offense in 2003.
Ferns, 29, a Democrat from Ohio County representing West Virginia’s 3rd Delegate District, was 20 years old when he was arrested and charged with DUI and underage consumption after striking a car parked in a lot at Bethany College in October 2003. A report from the Brooke County sheriff’s department states Ferns admitted to drinking before getting behind the wheel. He failed field sobriety tests at the scene and registered a blood alcohol content level of 0.184, more than twice the legal limit for driving of 0.08.
Ferns ultimately pleaded guilty to underage consumption in Brooke County Magistrate Court and was assessed fines and court costs.
After complying with the terms of a one ….MORE

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Florida: man who left his victim to drown in canal after DWI crash learns how long he will spend in the slammer

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From Palm Beach Post
WEST PALM BEACH — In the seconds before International Polo Club Palm Beach founder John Goodman received a 16-year prison sentence, William Wilson straightened his arms at his sides and pressed his hands into his seat, pushing so hard he nearly suspended his body in air.
This is how he said his heart felt two years ago, suspended between hope and despair, in the four hours he waited to find out his son Scott was dead, drowned in a canal after Goodman crashed his Bentley into the 23-year-old’s Hyundai.
No one knows whether Scott Wilson, who would have survived his injuries from the crash, was conscious on Feb. 12, 2010 when his car overturned
and filled with water. ….MORE