DWI Hit Parade!

From Baton Rouge Today
Authorities arrested at least 14 people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into Parish Prison between 2:30 p.m. Friday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, booking records show. Those booked and the counts against them:

• Julien Bass, 21, 36471 Crestway Drive, Prairieville, second-offense DWI, reckless driving.
• Boisey Beverly, 59, 577 Fontainbleau Drive, first-offense DWI.
• Jean Burrell, 55, 3043 Vancouver Drive, first-offense DWI.
• Daniel Cavalier, 44, 8901 Rockway Drive, first-offense DWI and improper lane usage.
• Scott Chauvin, 54, 1540 N. Woodcrest Ave., Denham Springs, first-offense DWI and seat belt violation. …MORE
  

Committeeman Lance Liverman
From Princeton Patch
Princeton Township Committeeman Lance Liverman has been charged with DUI, refusing a Breathalyzer test, reckless driving and making an unsafe lane change after an accident early Thursday in Hopewell Township.
It happened at 1:55 a.m. along Route 95, according to New Jersey State Police Lt. Stephen Jones.
Liverman, 50, was driving a 2010 Honda Pilot when he drifted outside of his lane and sideswiped a tractor-trailer, Jones said.
“A trooper came out and believed him (Liverman) to be under the influence and took him back to the station, Jones said.
Reached on Saturday, Liverman called it a “very, very unfortunate mishap”   …MORE

The following persons were booked into the Alachua County Florida Sheriff’s Jail on charges of DUI:

Lori Ann Addison, on 7/17/12 at 4:45 pm by Alachua Sheriff’s Office

Charles Evans Barton, on 7/6/12 at 8:20 pm by Alachua Sheriff’s Office

Patrick Nolan Blake, on 8/9/12 at 2:16 am by Gainesville Police Dept.

Ryan Patrick Ecker, on 8/11/12 at 10:11 pm by Alachua County Sheriff’s Office

Charles Antonio Brown, on 8/1/12 at 3:09 am by Gainesville Police Dept.

From Independent Record
DUI convictions

Mercedez May Allen-Harriman, 30, Helena

Drew Norman Nettleton, 26, Helena …..MORE

Lawanda Lowery-Gale
Nominee for FREE COFFIN AWARD for 2012!
From Gainesville Sun
A Gainesville woman who was driving to a bar with eight children in her van was arrested on DUI and child neglect charges after a minor traffic crash at 1100 W. University Ave. on Friday night, according to arrest reports.
Lawanda Lowery-Gale, 32, of 1939 NW 31st Ave., was charged with DUI, eight counts of child neglect and driving with a suspended license by the Gainesville Police Department.
The incident occurred about 9:50 p.m. when Lowery-Gale side-swiped another car on University Avenue with her Kia van, police reported.
In the van were eight children aged 10 months to 14 years. Police said six of the youngsters were her children and two were nieces ….MORE

This driver has now been nominated for our FREE COFFIN AWARD for 2012!

From NorthJersey.com
MONTVALE — A New York woman was charged with driving under the influence after she drove onto the tracks at the Montvale train station and was struck by a NJ Transit train.
The engineer applied the emergency brakes but was unable to avoid striking the driver’s side of the Chrysler PT Cruiser driven by Danielle R. King, 41, of Yonkers, N.Y., police said in a press release.
King, who was also charged with careless driving, was uninjured. She was taken to Bergen Regional Medical Center for observation.  ….MORE

DEAD: Jorge Perez and Beatriz Castillo
From (CBSLA.com)
MONTEREY PARK  — A Baldwin Park man was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving Thursday after his truck crashed into a car on the 60 Freeway in Monterey Park and killed two passengers.
Salvador Tamayo, 39, was booked on suspicion of felony driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. He suffered minor injuries.
The accident happened around 10:15 p.m. on the westbound freeway east of Atlantic Boulevard, according to California Highway Patrol. ….MORE

Ride with a drunk driver; buy a ticket to your own funeral!
From WAVY
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Police say one person has died following what appears to have been a one-vehicle crash in Norfolk Friday evening.
According to Karen Parker-Chesson with the Norfolk Police Department, the accident happened around 9 p.m. close to the intersection of Ballentine Boulevard and East Virginia Beach Boulevard.
Parker-Chesson said two people were in the vehicle at the time of the crash. A male died at the scene and a man fled the scene on foot but was later apprehended by police. He faces DUI charges, according to Parker-Chesson.
Police identified the deceased as Marvin Lee Reid, 50 ….MORE

Cumberland County Commissioner Brian Houston
From Crossville Chronicle
CROSSVILLE — A Crossville area man arrested eight months ago on suspicion of drunk driving saw his case bound over to action of the grand jury following a preliminary hearing in Cumberland County General Sessions Court yesterday.
Robert Brian Houston, 39, who goes by his middle name, is charged with driving under the influence and refusing to take an intoximeter test, stemming from the Jan. 21 traffic stop.
In Thursday’s hearing, Sheriff’s Deputy Mac Judkins testified that he was traveling on West Ave. around 2:30 a.m. when a vehicle driven by Houston passed him from the opposite direction, traveling 54 mph in a 30 mph speed zone.
Judkins turned around and activated his blue lights and Houston stopped in a strip mall parking lot. Judkins testified that he detected an odor of alcohol on Houston’s person after he approached the driver and conducted his traffic stop.
As a result, Judkins testified that he conducted a series of field sobriety tests, the results of which led to the deputy taking Houston into custody.
Houston refused to submit to a blood or breath ….MORE

Erasmo Ramirez now serving 15 years for DWI manslaughter

From News 92 FM
The family of a Conroe teen who was struck and killed by a drunk driver in 2011 has filed a lawsuit against a well known Houston exotic dance club, alleging that the company’s policy encourages workers to sell as many alcoholic beverages as possible; this practice, the family states, puts others in danger when intoxicated patrons leave the club.
Katherine “Emily” Jones was 18 years old when she died on March 30, 2011. At the time of her death, Jones was a senior at Caney Creek High School. The teen was driving her pickup truck when she was hit from behind by a vehicle driven by Erasmo Ramirez of Houston.
According to investigators, Ramirez had visited Rick’s Cabaret that night was reportedly traveling about 130 mph when he crashed into Jones’ truck. That accident further dislodged the bed of the teen’s vehicle and crushed the cab.
Jones who was rushed to the hospital died several hours later as a result of the accident. She reportedly suffered extensive blunt-force injuries and a subdural brain hemorrhage.
The lawsuit filed with the attorneys from The Lanier Law Firm alleges that Ramirez had been asked to leave Rick’s 30 minutes prior to the crash after running out of money and refusing to pay for more drinks. Ramirez’s blood-alcohol level was 0.295 at the time of the accident ….MORE

Rick’s Caberet