DWI Hit Parade!

Gabriel Lee Gratto

From Myrtle Beach Online

MYRTLE BEACH —  A Myrtle Beach man was charged with felony driving under the influence in connection with a vehicle crash Wednesday night that killed a woman as she drove along Prestwick Club Drive, according to authorities.

Gabriel Lee Gratto, 28, of Myrtle Beach was booked into J. Reuben Long Detention Center at 12:13 a.m. Thursday and is being held there pending a bond hearing, according to jail records.

Gratto is charged with felony DUI in connection with the crash that happened about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on Secondary Highway 394, said Sgt. Bob Beres with the S.C. Highway Patrol.

Joan Errickson, 56, of Myrtle Beach died from multiple traumas she suffered in the crash, Horry County Deputy …..MORE

Richard Madison, fired after his DUI arrest.

From Chicago Sun-Times
The limousine driver who allegedly was drunk when he drove 23 teenagers in a party bus to the Oswego East High School prom Saturday night says he is innocent and that mechanical issues with the vehicle were at fault for his erratic driving.

“I’m not guilty, but it is what it is,” Richard L. Madison told the Chicago Sun-Times on Sunday, a day after his arrest. “The bus needs wheel alignment and that’s why it was moving the way it did.” ….MORE

Joseph Allan Seward

From Billings Gazette

A Billings man who witnesses said was driving a van that was ”swerving  all over the road” was arraigned Friday on what prosecutors said is his fifth  drunken-driving offense.

Joseph Allan Seward, 45, appeared before District Judge Mary Jane Knisely and  pleaded not guilty to felony DUI. His bond was set at $10,000 after a prosecutor  said Seward was previously convicted of  DUI in 1990, 2000, and twice  in 2002.

Seward was arrested April 29 after witnesses called 911 to report a  Chevrolet Venture “swerving all over the road and cutting off other  drivers” on King Avenue West.

Officer found the van parked at a ….MORE

Donna Lynne Brown

From Naples News

ESTERO — A Punta Gorda man was killed Thursday night when his motorcycle was struck by a sport utility vehicle and dragged miles in an alcohol-related crash on U.S. 41, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.

Carl Edward Patrick, 54, died at the scene of the crash, which occurred a few minutes before 10 p.m. at U.S. 41 and Constitution Boulevard in San Carlos Park, the FHP reports.

Donna Lynne Brown, 54, of Estero, was cited by the FHP for DUI manslaughter, DUI property damage, hit and run with death, DUI and careless driving. She remains in a Lee County jail, and her bond has been set at $70,000, according to Lee County’s Sheriff’s Office records….MORE

 
Accused DUI killer Genaro Herrera Hernandez

From WDRB

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Metro police have charged a man with murder and other offenses after they say he walked away from the scene of a fatal crash involving a motorcyclist late Wednesday night.

Genaro Herrera Hernandez, 27, is charged with murder, DUI, assault, wanton endangerment, leaving the scene of an accident. criminal mischief and driving without a license.  Metro police did not provide his hometown.

Hernandez could answer the charges as soon as Friday morning in district court.  He sat in Metro Corrections in downtown Louisville late Thursday.

Police said Hernandez was the driver of a car that crossed the center line and struck, head on, a motorcycle carrying two people.  The driver, identified by the coroner’s office as Phillip C. Frey, 62….MORE

Joel Bromwell, left, faces up to 30 years in prison for killing Ruby Whitfield, right….Bromwell had a need to party at a DC nightclub…and was too cheap to get a hotel room or hire a taxi.

From WJLA
The Annapolis man charged in the March death of 71-year-old Ruby Whitfield  pleaded guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and driving under the  influence of alcohol Wednesday.
Whitfield was struck and killed March 21 as she was leaving a church meeting in  the 1100 block of Florida Avenue NE. Police say the driver, Joel R. Bromwell,  32,  had at least two drinks at a downtown Washington night club before the  crash. He left the scene after striking Whitfield. ….MORE

LI dad with 3 children in car charged with DWI Wall Street Journal GREENLAWN, N.Y. — A Long Island man is accused of driving drunk with his three young children in the car. Wilver Garcia-Lopez of Huntington Station was charged with aggravated DWI. He and his wife, Dorita DeGarcia, also were charged with three counts … See all stories on this topic »

St. Bernard man booked with DWI in wreck with school busFOX 8 News WVUE-TV Chalmette, La.- St. Bernard deputies booked a man with DWI and nine counts of vehicular negligent injury after a school bus accident Tuesday afternoon. The bus was loaded with seven students from Joseph Davies Elementary School in Meraux. None of the … See all stories on this topic »

Willard man faces DWI after hitting another car — twice Lebanon Daily Record David Michael Kamplain, 35, is charged with a class A misdemeanor of DWI — prior offender. Kamplain was previously convicted of DWI on Nov. 17, 2011 in Laclede County, according to a probable cause statement released by the Laclede County … See all stories on this topic »

Wayzata P.D. Blotter: Moped Crash, Suspicious Wig Man and DWI Arrests Patch.com A caller reported a suspicious male wearing a yellow wig in a parking lot around noon on April 24. Responding officers made contact with the individual, and arrested a 27-year-old male from Maple Lake on suspicion of second-degree DWI and test refusal. See all stories on this topic »

Truck driver faces DWI count after crash near I-40 KOBTV4 a driver who crashed his truck leading to a hazmat situation… is now facming a dwi charge. state police say bobby cleveland was driving near i-40 in mckinley county when he crashed yesterday. the tanker, filled with propane, had a small leak. that … See all stories on this topic »

DWI On Sobieski Street 13WHAM-TV Rochester, N.Y. – A woman was charged with DWI after crashing her car overnight in the city. Police say they responded to several calls about a car that flipped over on Sobieski Street around 2:45 Wednesday morning. They arrived to find a woman outside … See all stories on this topic »

Cops: Flanders Resident Charged With DWI Patch.com … while he was traveling northbound on Main Street in Southampton Village; he was stopped for allegedly making an illegal U-turn. Upon further investigation, Cuenca-Silva was charged with DWI, processed, and held for morning arraignment, police said. See all stories on this topic »

Wappingers Falls man faces felony DWI charges Poughkeepsie Journal WAPPINGERS FALLS — A Wappingers Falls man faces felony charges after he allegedly attempted to flee the scene of a one-car accident, state police said. Kashif G. Johnson, 27, was charged with felony DWI and DWAI, with previous convictions in the past … See all stories on this topic »

DWI, Controlled Substance: Wright County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report Patch.com There were 7 arrests for DWI, 5 Underage Consumption arrest, no School Bus Stop Arm Violations and 57 tickets for miscellaneous traffic violations reported this week. Related Topics: Wright County and Wright County Sheriff’s Office. Email me updates … See all stories on this topic »

In 30 hours, New York State Police make seven DWI arrests in …
SARATOGA COUNTY — A woman was arrested with a blood-alcohol content about three times the legal limit Friday when she tried to pick up her 12-year-old …
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Johnny Allen Spell in jail charged with DWI fatal and hit and run

From WNCT

HARRELLS, N.C. – A truck driver in Sampson County has been charged with driving while impaired (DWI) and other crimes in relation to the hit-and-run death of a 7-year-old girl.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol said Johnny Allen Spell, 37, of Bud Spell Lane in Roseboro, was heading south on Highway 421 in the Harrells area of Sampson County on Tuesday afternoon when he passed a stopped school bus and hit Alyiah Morgan. Morgan was a 1st-grade student at nearby Union Elementary School. The girl was pronounced dead on the way to Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Jeff Gordon said.

Gordon said the bus’s flashing red lights were on, and its stop sign was out. He said troopers found Spell and his truck about 25 miles away in the parking area of the small trucking company on Hayne Stretch Road where Spell worked.

“He could ….MORE