DWI Hit Parade!

From Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
FORT WAYNE – A WANE-TV reporter was arrested on drunken-driving charges after being pulled over near her home early St. Patrick’s Day morning.
Megan L. Reust, 25, has been charged with misdemeanor counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle with a blood-alcohol content of at least 0.08 percent but less than 0.15 percent, and was cited for speeding.
According to Allen Superior Court records, Reust’s defense attorney entered a plea agreement on her behalf Wednesday, but details of the plea were not immediately available.
A Fort Wayne police officer clocked Reust driving 57 mph in a 35-mph ….MORE

WANE reports on competing station that had its anchor busted for drunk driving: Fort Wayne TV Reporter busted in 2012 for OWI (operating while intoxicated) but failed to report on the drunk driving arrest of their own reporter as per this search on the WANE website:

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WTEN WXXA News Director David Ciliberti charged with DWI
WTEN fails to report on the DWI arrest of news director, David Ciliberti

WTEN prominently reported on DWI arrest of police official

From Albany Times Union
ALBANY — The news director at television stations WTEN and WXXA, the region’s ABC and Fox affiliates, was charged early Thursday with driving drunk after allegedly leaving his lane and running a red light on Western Avenue, police said.
David J. Ciliberti, 53, of Cohoes, was stopped just before midnight while driving his white Ford SUV west on Western Avenue just past Manning Boulevard, according to police and court records.
An officer pulled Ciliberti over after allegedly seeing him drift out of his lane and drive through the red light at Homestead and Western avenues, police said.
According to court records, Ciliberti smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech, gave inconsistent answers on where he had been and where he was headed and failed ….MORE

From The Daily Caller
Veteran ABC News reporter Sam Donaldson, 78, was arrested for driving under the influence in Lewes, Del. on Dec. 1, local WGMD radio reports.
The former ABC White House correspondent was pulled over for a traffic violation when Lewes police suspected he had been drinking. Donaldson failed the field sobriety test and was arrested for a DUI, and will appear in court early next year.
Donaldson has been with ABC News since 1967 for the network’s Washington bureau. He later became the White House correspondent, and then anchored ABC Sunday Evening News for a decade.
He co-anchored “This Week” with Cokie Roberts from 1996 to 2002, and now serves as a frequent panelist.
Donaldson has a reputation for his feisty reporting style and his famous confrontation with President George W. Bush in 2006. After actor Mel Gibson ….MORE

Los Angeles Times reports Donaldson failed sobriety test, was arrested and released to an adult!

From Mankato Free Press
ST PETER — A one-year jail sentence was stayed for Anne Stensrud, a former KEYC anchor, who pleaded guilty to a third-degree driving while intoxicated charge in March.
She had been scheduled to be sentenced in May, but the hearing was delayed until Friday. Stensrud was ordered to pay a $1,015 fine,
refrain from using alcohol….MORE

From Star-Telegram
FORT WORTH — KXAS-TV anchor Jane McGarry has quit her job after pleading no contest to driving while intoxicated, admitting that she was over the legal limit when arrested in May and pledging that it will never happen again.
In a statement sent to the Star-Telegram today and posted on her Facebook page, McGarry said tests showed her blood alcohol level was 0.11 and “therefore I should not have been driving.” McGarry said she has paid a $1,200 fine, will be on probation for 18 months and will serve at least 40 hours of community service for the class B misdemeanor.
“I apologize for my irresponsible behavior and am grateful that the police did their job and no one was hurt,” McGarry said in the statement. “…I am deeply sorry for making such a terrible mistake and pledge it will never happen again.”
Shortly after her announcement, NBC 5 sent out a release stating that McGarry left her job at NBC 5 “effective today.”

To the Editor:
I am writing just to voice my opinion on why people like Derek Manwarren should receive a life sentence after what he did to an innocent young man trying to help a friend. People like him make me want to be on a jury just to be sure he never, ever sees the freedom that Brian Cook will never be allowed to enjoy again. My sympathies go out to his family and friends and I can only hope that this poor excuse of a human being gets his just due. He should be able to face Brian Cooks parents and explain to them why they will never see their son again.
Rocky Fiala
Rochester, NY

Derek Manwarren should be held accountable for killing Brian Cook
To the Editor:
This is pure tragedy. It is unfortunate that two young people and two sets of families are hurting.  My heart goes out to Brian Cook and his family as many memories will help us all heal.
Let this be a lesson to all of us that life is precious and fragile.
It is hard to say this because a situation like this shouldn’t have to occur.
Driving while intoxicated should not be taken lightly. Derek should be held accountable for his actions. No amount of money will bring Brian back, so why can a certain amount get someone out of jail? Brian, you’re a wonderful athlete, brother, son,  grandson, and cousin. I love you!
“We must become the change we want to see in the world.”-Gandhi
Julie Rawson,
 Long Beach, CA

From WFMY News
Jamestown, NC — Two victims of drunk driving crashes, who never met, are now linked by what they’ve left behind.
In 2007, Casey Bokhoven was hit and killed by former WXII News anchor Tolly Carr.
In the same year, Emily Kennedy was killed when she was a passenger in her friend’s car. The driver, her friend, was drunk.
Now, Carr and Kennedy’s mother, Becky Kennedy, are working together to make a difference.
They’ve teamed up to make a film about a fictional crash and the resulting death and guilt, to keep others from experiencing their pain.  ….MORE

From Mankato Free Press
A KEYC anchor who was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated two weeks after what some suspected was a drunken newscast has been charged.
Anne Caroline Stensrud, 28, of North Mankato has been charged with one gross misdemeanor count and two misdemeanor counts of drunken driving. She is scheduled to make her first court appearance on Feb. 28.
After Stensrud was arrested and placed into the detoxification center in New Ulm, court filings used to get her out of the center before a 72-hour hold had ended said Stensrud had a blood-alcohol concentration of .23 when she entered the facility. A urine test taken just over an hour after Stensrud was arrested showed she had a BAC of .31 at that time, nearly four times the legal limit for driving of .08, the criminal complaint said…..MORE

From Deadspin.com
I approached the passenger side door and immediately smelled the strong odor of alcoholic beverages coming from his car. He related that he is a news reporter for NBC News and had just met with attorney Joe AMENDOLA about the Jerry SANDUSKY case. His eyes were glassy. I asked how much alcohol he had consumed and he told me intially, “Two beers.” He related that one was an Otto’s Red something. His speech was slurred and he juxtaposed the letters in a few words. He also related that he takes an anti-depressant prescription drug but did not know the name. He thought it started with a “C.” He explained that he had been using his cell phone and that is why he was all over the road.
….MORE