DWI Hit Parade!

From Levittown Patch
Police have arrested Matthew A. Carter of Bristol Township for vehicular homicide and DUI for an accident on Route 13 last weekend.
Last Sunday two people were killed when a speeding Cadillac hit their car from behind, and pushed it off the Route 13 and down an embankment, according to police.
Police say the driver of the Cadillac, Matthew A. Carter, 29, of Bristol Township, was drunk with a blood alcohol level of .22 percent, more than twice the legal limit, Phillyburbs.com reports. And after the crash, the speedometer on Carter’s car was stuck at 110 mph.
Paul Labranche., 46, a Mercer County corrections officer, and his passenger, 45-year-old Confesora Rosario of New York City, were killed …MORE

From Post Bulliten
Austin has its very own “DWI Enforcer All-Star.”
Austin police officer Jeff McCormack was named last month as one of the state’s 31 top DWI enforcers. He was one of 16 recognized as Greater Minnesota All-Stars.
It was the fifth DWI Enforcer All-Star squad, presented by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety. All-stars were selected for outstanding service in enforcement and in prosecution of impaired driving. They were honored at a Minnesota Twins game a couple weeks ago.
McCormack was recognized at the July 2 Austin City Council meeting. He has worked the night shift for more than 15 years and for his career he’s made between 800 and 900 DWI arrests, said Austin Police Capt. David McKichan. In the past 10 years, McCormack has made about 540 DWI arrests and 43 in 2011 alone, McKichan said.
“Within our county, Jeff is responsible for one out of every six DWI arrests, which is a phenomenal number,” McKichan said. “Jeff’s very attuned, he’s very good at it. He has a great eye for the impaired driver.”   ….MORE

From The New York Times
Kerry Kennedy, the former wife of Gov.Andrew M. Cuomo, was arrested and charged with driving while impaired by drugs on Friday morning after she collided with a tractor-trailer in Westchester County and left the accident scene, the State Police said.
Ms. Kennedy, through a spokesman, denied the charge.
“Kerry Kennedy voluntarily took Breathalyzer, blood and urine tests — all of which showed no drugs or alcohol whatsoever in her system,” the spokesman, Ken Sunshine, said. “The charges were filed before the test results were available.”
Maj. Michael Kopy, the commander of the State Police troop that handled the arrest, declined to comment on the spokesman’s remarks or go into detail about the drug-testing procedure.
According to the police report, Ms. Kennedy, 52, was southbound on Interstate 684 in the town of North Castle when her 2008Lexushit the truck at around 8 a.m. She kept driving and left the highway, despite the damage to her vehicle, including a flat tire, according to the report.   …..MORE