DWI Hit Parade!

From Buffalo News
Dr. James G. Corasanti took his family to Our Lady of Victory Basilica in Lackawanna Thursday, a day after an Erie County Court jury found him not guilty of felony charges in the death of Alexandria “Alix” Rice last July.
“He addressed these personal issues with those of his family and Alix Rice as anyone does in their own fashion with their own God,” said attorney Thomas H. Burton, trying to counter what he said was misinformation about a party at Corasanti’s Getzville home Wednesday night after the verdict.
There was a gathering, but it was anything but cheerful, said Burton ….MORE

From WAPT
TUPELO, Miss. – Wesley Brandon will be held in jail until his Lee County trial surrounding the 2011 vehicular death of John E. Bell.
Circuit Judge James L. Roberts Jr. agreed Thursday with prosecutor John Weddle that Brandon’s $35,000 bond be revoked after hearing that the 31-year-old Belden man was arrested last February on a charge of possession of heroin. ….MORE
Brandon says being in jail will stop his support of his child…perhaps he wants heroin to be made legal!

From NewsOk.com
Former Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon was arrested early Sunday morning in Stillwater on a complaint of aggravated DUI.
Blackmon, 22, was stopped at approximately 3:01 a.m. in a white Chevy Tahoe going 60 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone, according to the police report. He was driving left of center and failed to yield for four blocks, until stopping in a gas station parking lot near McElroy road and Perkins road…..MORE

From Salt Lake Tribune
An Ogden police officer suffered minor injuries when a drunken driver hit his car early Sunday morning, police said.
It happened near 900 Patterson St., just east of Quincy Avenue, in an area officers had blocked off with lighted police cars on an unrelated call, according to a department press release.
…MORE

From TampaBay.com
ST. PETE BEACH — Rick Falkenstein was in the back of his Hurricane Seafood Restaurant Saturday night when he heard squealing tires, screams, cracking wood and smashing glass. And then eerie silence.
“I’ve been in this business since I was 8 years old,” said Falkenstein, 58, whose family has owned the iconic restaurant since it opened in 1977. “I’ve never seen anything like it.”
A car had crashed into the Hurricane, pinning a patron who was waiting on the patio for a table….MORE

WASHINGTON COUNTY – Two rollover crashes involving drunk drivers kept Washington County sheriff’s deputies busy overnight.
The first crash happened around 10:10 p.m. Saturday on Southwest Farmington Road….MORE

From WFAB
More heartbreaking news from a Baton Rouge family who are preparing to have funerals for five family members.
The Gaines family tells 9NEWS, 15-year-old Willie Gaines was taken off life support Sunday evening. His family decided to donate his organs. Younger brother, R.J. is recovering from his injuries. The boys were the only survivors of a suspected drunk driving crash this past Wednesday night. Their grandmother, Brenda Gaines, mother, Denise Gaines, 12-year-old sister, Diamond Johnson, and 6-year-old brother Jyran Johnson, all died at the scene. Another church member, Angela Mosley, was riding with the family and was also killed. They were on their way home from bible study, when police say Brett Gerald crossed the center line and crashed into them. Police say Gerald had been out celebrating his 30th birthday and had nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system. ….MORE

From KLAS
NEW YORK (AP) – Tiger Woods’ agent, Mark Steinberg, has been arrested on drunken driving charges in suburban New York.
Police say Steinberg was stopped during a sobriety checkpoint Saturday night in Ardsley and arrested on DWI and aggravated DWI charges. ….MORE

The following persons were charged with Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) and booked into the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Jail in Louisiana:

Tannera George
Charge: Owi Vehicle
Arresting Agency: Lafayette City Pd
Address: 100 Blk S Beatle STR
 Lafayette, La
Hector Ontiveros
Charge: Owi Vehicle
Arresting Agency: La State Police Troop I
Address: 900 Blk  Hector Conoly ROA
Carencro, La
William Boykin

Charge: Owi Vehicle

Arresting Agency: La State Police Troop I

Address: 100 Blk  Hope LAN

         Port Barre, La
Jack Gros

Charge: Owi Vehicle

Arresting Agency: Lafayette City Pd

Address: 100 Blk  Kisington DRV

         Lafayette, La
Jacob Simon

Charge: Owi Vehicle

Arresting Agency: Lafayette Parish Sheriff’S Ofc

Address: 600 Blk  Marie Antoinette

         Lafayette, La

According to Portland Police, on Sunday June 3, 2012, at 2:04 a.m., Portland Police officers assigned to North Precinct responded to the report of a head-on traffic crash on westbound I-84, just East of the Lloyd Boulevard exit.
Officers arrived and learned that a black 2002 Nissan Maxima 4-door had been travelling East in the westbound lanes of I-84 and crashed head-on with a black 2001 Ford Focus. The driver of the Ford told officers that he saw the Nissan coming at him the wrong direction and moved lanes to avoid a collision but the Nissan moved also and they crashed head-on, causing both vehicles airbags to deploy.
Both drivers were transported to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Officers noticed signs of intoxication on the driver of the Nissan, 29-year-old Olelia Lorraine Brown of Southeast Portland.
At the hospital, a test of Brown’s blood showed a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of .294%, nearly 4 times the legal limit.
Brown remained in the hospital for treatment and was given citations for DUII and Reckless Driving.