DWI Hit Parade!

From California.com
A Wells Fargo bank vice-president was wrestled to the ground and arrested on suspicion of DUI in Carmel Valley on Friday night, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said.
Kevin Scott Stapleton, 52, of Pebble Beach was booked into the county jail after leading deputy Joseph Crivello on a short pursuit at speeds in excess of 85 miles per hour on Carmel Valley Road, said a Sheriff’s Office news report. ….MORE

From Omaha World Herald
An Omaha banker was sentenced to two to three years in prison for his seventh DUI, which resulted in a February crash that critically injured an Omaha man.
Douglas County District Judge Patrick Mullen sentenced Mark Dahir, a former vice president at Omaha State Bank, to the term for driving under the influence of methamphetamine. ….MORE

Prior coverage of Banker Mark Dahir’s rampage of impaired driving

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Col. David Brierton, director of the Florida Highway Patrol, today announced the preliminary enforcement results from the Patrol’s Memorial Day holiday enforcement period. During the four-day heightened enforcement period, FHP increased the number of troopers patrolling Florida’s roadways. Auxiliary troopers augmented FHP’s force.
Preliminary Enforcement Results: May 27 through May 30, 2011

DUI Arrests = 163

Speeding Citations = 5,570

Safety Belt Citations = 2,707

Motorist Assists = 3,372

Troopers issued more than 14,400 traffic citations and made 163 arrests for Driving Under the Influence of alcohol or drugs. They cited more than 5,500 drivers for speeding and more than2,700 for failure to buckle up.

“The Florida Highway Patrol is committed to safeguarding everyone on our highways,” said Colonel Brierton. “Through aggressive enforcement, we aim to prevent crashes and save lives, leading the way to a safer Florida.”

*FHP  (*347) from your cell phone to report an aggressive driver or to request roadside assistance.The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles provides highway safety and security through excellence in service, education and enforcement. The Department is leading the way to a safer Florida through the efficient and professional execution of its core mission: the issuance of driver licenses, vehicle tags and titles and operation of the Florida Highway Patrol.

From Omaha World Herald
For his seventh DUI arrest, the former bank vice president pleaded no contest Wednesday to felony DUI in connection with a February morning rush-hour crash that severely injured another driver near 132nd and Leavenworth Streets.
Dahir, 36, of Omaha, will be sentenced June 29. He faces up to five years in prison.  ….MORE

From Scarsdale 10583.COM
A four car collision on Weaver Street at Quaker Ridge Road lead to the arrest of a drunk driver on the night of May 6th. New Rochelle
Police, Mamaroneck Police, Scarsdale Police, the New Rochelle Fire Department and SVAC all responded to the accident and found that the man who caused the
accident was drunk. He was identified as Howard Clark, Vice Chairman of Barclay Capital, Inc…..MORE

From KETV.com
OMAHA, Neb. — A bank vice president told a judge Wednesday he’s learned a hard lesson and is ready to take responsibility for being a repeat offender of driving under the influence.
Mark Dahir, 38, appeared before a Douglas County District Court judge for the sentencing of a third DUI offense from August.
Prosecutors had lowered the charge from a fourth offense to a third. That was before police arrested Dahir, accusing him of being high on meth when they said he caused an injury crash in February. ….MORE

Update: Has Dahir family attempted to bribe a witness? 
This from the Omaha World-Herald: “Lefler said Dahir is someone who deserves another chance. He said the Dahir family reached out to Murray about offering financial assistance, but he declined to say if Murray responded. ”
Finally, the public gets cut some slack! what a ‘great guy’ this has been, as his lawyer referred to him….on his latest crash-capade, he caused two wrecks with Meth in his system…
Now a 2nd Judge has set bond at NO BOND AT ALL
Mark Dahir, the Omaha banker arrested seven times on suspicion of DUI, was described in court Friday as “truly a great guy” who comes from a “great family.”
Steve Lefler, Dahir’s attorney, said news reports have cast a poor light on Dahir and his impaired driving record.
When Dahir is in treatment, he is sober 100 percent of the time, Lefler said. When not in treatment, Dahir maintains sobriety 99 percent of the time.
Prosecutors allege that Dahir had a lapse the morning of Feb. 15, when his car crashed into another vehicle at 132nd and Leavenworth Streets, sending both drivers to the hospital with critical injuries. Dahir was released from the hospital earlier this week and booked into jail.
Lefler asked the judge to set Dahir’s bail at $100,000. Prosecutor Jen Meckna asked for $250,000 bail.  Douglas County Judge Craig McDermott settled on $500,000   ….MORE

Omaha State Bank Vice President Mark Dahir
UPDATE 5/26/2011:  Meth-Head Banker Pleads Guilty to 7th DUI finds God in jail…

Report: Boozing banker was mentoring a middle school student….and he actually passed a background check…which didn’t check his driving record and his mentoring included driving the student….prosecutor says it ain’t like they were letting Dahir get away with anything!  What is that guy smoking?Now its off to jail and maybe prison for five years for latest DUI-Meth crash
From KETV.com:
OMAHA, Neb. — Officials said the driver suspected of causing a crash earlier this weektested positive for methamphetamine after the crash.  Prosecutors said Mark Dahir manipulated the system to avoid going to prison. In fact, the 36-year old was supposed to be in court this week on another DUI charge…..MORE
Will Bank CEO can his kid?
Dahir is son of the CEO of Omaha State Bank, Michael Dahir, who has worked hard to build a good community bank…but his son, the Vice-President is a dangerous derelict boozing it up and out to kill…will Omaha State Bank can this potential killer or is Big Daddy War-bucks pulling strings again to get Boozing Boy Banker off again, get light treatment, home detention…what do you want to bet the “home” includes a maid and a swimming pool, while other DUI drivers get sent to jail?
Michael Dahir says this on the Omaha Bank website:
“For more than 30 years, Omaha State Bank has been proudly serving the financial needs of our community. We believe you should “Expect Excellence.”"
REALLY, MIKE?  How about just ordinary sober and safe driving from the executives of your bank?
“At Omaha State Bank, we offer something that no other bank can – our people.” – Mike Dahir, CEO

More on the Boozing Boy Banker!
Are drunk drivers with expensive attorneys manipulating alcohol treatment programs to avoid prison time?  Golly gee, Batman, say it ain’t so!
From Omaha World-Herald
Prosecutors have been tough on felony DUI cases, Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Friday, but those prosecutions are about to get tougher.  Kleine said he is reviewing what he called his office’s “occasional” practice of reducing DUIs from felonies to misdemeanors in return for a defendant successfully completing inpatient treatment.  Kleine said he fears that Mark Dahir, a man now facing his seventh DUI arrest but who never has been convicted of a felony, and others might be manipulating matters by entering treatment to avoid getting a felony conviction and the prison time and license revocation that go with it…..MORE
Mark Dahir’s unbroken record of DUI arrests

From Action3Newslcom: At first, police say alcohol wasn’t involved