Officer Kevin Denner killed by drunk driver.
From KDVR
DENVER — A Littleton police officer who died after being hit by an alleged drunken driver was laid to rest Friday morning.
The funeral for Officer Kevin Denner was held at the Mission Hills Church in Littleton. About 650 people attended the service.
Denner was riding his motorcycle off-duty Monday when he was hit by a car in Aurora. Police said Denner died at the scene.
Jemal Abdelkader Dawed, 37, was arrested at the scene. He faces charges including driving under the influence of alcohol, vehicular homicide, careless driving and failure to yield the right of way.
Denner is survived by his wife, Kristin …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
From Joliet Patch
Joliet
May 8 Joseph M. Cortese, 30, 1103 Wilcox, Joliet, arrested by the Joliet Police Department and booked into the Will County jail on May 8 on charges of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving a revoked/suspended license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and improper lane usage.
May 7 Carlos R. Smith, 35, 1508 Catherine, Joliet, arrested by the Will County Sheriff’s Office and booked into the Will County jail on May 7 on charges of felon in possession of a firearm, driving under the influence of alcohol, transporting/carrying alcoholic liquor, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, improper traffice lane usage and improper turn at intersection.
May 7 Samantha Mannerino-Thompson, 25, 406 Clay, Joliet, arrested by the Will County Sheriff’s Office and booked into the Will County jail on May 7 on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and illegal possession of ammunition.
May 5 Fred Thomas Haywood, 47, 408 N. Hebbard St., Joliet, arrested by the Kendall County Sheriff’s Department at about 1 a.m. May 5 at U.S. 52 and Church Road and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. ….MORE
From CBS Los Angeles
LA VERNE — Two California Highway Patrol officers Saturday were recovering from minor injuries after their cruiser was struck allegedly by a suspected drunken driver in La Verne.
The crash happened in a construction zone on the Foothill (210) Freeway near Foothill Boulevard.
Two CHP officers were seated in the cruiser in a coned off area in the westbound lanes of the thoroughfare at the time of the crash.
That’s when police say the driver of a Mercedes Benz lost control, rear ….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
Takoi A. Morris
From Dover Post
A Delaware State Police trooper has arrested a Dover man for driving under the influence after stopping the man for talking on a cell phone.
The incident occurred around 12:45 p.m. Thursday in the area of Route 13 and South State Street, said police spokesman Master Cpl. Gary E. Fournier. After stopping the car near the 1200 block of South Governors Avenue, the trooper noticed the smell of alcohol while talking to the driver, and conducted DUI investigation ….MORE
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Twin Cities roads on Friday, May 10, will be saturated with up to 150 law enforcement squads from more than 70 different agencies during a special one-day DWI enforcement crackdown, the largest coordinated DWI event ever in the metro.
The campaign is coordinated by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety. City and county agencies and the Minnesota State Patrol are participating. Extra DWI patrols are also hitting the roads in many other counties this weekend.
The increased patrols are rolling out to alert motorists of the dangers and consequences of drunk driving as the state heads into the warm-weather driving season, when impaired driving activity historically increases. In the past five years, there were 288 drunk driving deaths during May–August, representing 44 percent of the state’s total drunk driving deaths (651) in these five years.
Each year in Minnesota, drunk driving accounts for more than 100 deaths and nearly 300 serious, life-altering injuries. Nearly 30,000 people are arrested for DWI annually and one in seven Minnesota drivers has a DWI on record.
“We are strongly demonstrating what we are doing to stop drunk drivers through this display of enforcement,” says DPS Commissioner Mona Dohman. “We are asking you to do your part, too, by planning ahead and avoiding the dangers and consequences of driving impaired.”
The effort will be supported by high-visibility enforcement tactics including MnDOT overhead message boards calling out certain major corridors as “DWI Enforcement Zones” — where officers will be focusing patrols.
DPS will live-report DWI arrest activity on Twitter May 10 — follow updates at @MnDPS_OTS, #May10DWI.
The May 10 event leads into future increased DWI patrols this summer that will be focused on the state’s 13 counties with the highest combined totals of drunk driving deaths and serious injuries: Anoka, Becker, Dakota, Hennepin, Meeker, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright.
A statewide DWI crackdown will be on the roads in mid-August.
Boozing Councilwoman Cleta Winslow says she ain’t guilty!
From Atlanta Journal Constitution
Atlanta City Councilwoman Cleta Winslow was a no-show at the news conference that her lawyers called for Thursday afternoon so she could speak to her constituents after being charged with driving drunk earlier in the week.
She had a scheduled budget meeting and needed to stay at City Hall, her lawyers explained.
So her attorneys spoke for her, saying the city councilwoman would plead not guilty to several charges filed after she was stopped by an Atlanta police officer who reported that she ran a stop sign and a red light, drove on the wrong side of the road and was weaving.
“She actively and eagerly awaits the resolution of this case,” attorney Antavius Weems said.
There were explanations for some of the notations in the officer’s report.
“The cars parked on the side of the street may have distracted her,” Weems said.
While her case moves through the courts, Winslow will appeal the administrative suspension of her license because she refused to take a field sobriety test, ….MORE
From Journal Gazette
FORT WAYNE – David Bisard hung his head and stared at the floor for the better part of an hour as his defense attorney fought to keep the embattled Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officer out of jail.
It was a losing effort.
An Allen Superior Court judge revoked Bisard’s bond Thursday.
Charged with felony counts of drunken driving, reckless homicide and criminal recklessness stemming from a crash while he was on duty in 2010, Bisard had been out on bond but will now have to spend his days in jail until his October trial.
Judge John F. Surbeck ruled that a second drunken driving arrest late last month in the Indianapolis area showed that Bisard posed a danger to the community. ….MORE
Plymouth Council Member Aneka Gibson
ANOTHER POLITICIAN WHO DOESN’T THINK DRUNK DRIVING LAWS APPLY TO HER…
From WITN
Troopers say a Plymouth town council member is charged with a hit and run Thursday which sent a 14 year old girl to the hospital. They say 42 year old Aneka Gibson blew a .27 on a breathalyzer test which is more than three times the legal limit. She is charged with DWI, felony hit and run, having no insurance or inspection,and fictitious tags
Police say they found Gibson at her home after a girl was hit by a truck as she walked down the street in Plymouth Thursday night and the red Dodge pickup took off.
The girl was hit ….MORE
