Maryland: Drinking, driving and Dying Season off to bloody start; Ronald William Williamsen charged with DUI homicide
Preliminary investigation revealed a black 2005 Honda Civic, occupied by two people, was northbound on Solley Road when it crossed the centerline, left the roadway and struck a tree and street sign.
The female passenger was found with severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was uninjured but suspected to be under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested and transported to Northern District
Maryland: Police suspect alcohol at cause of fatal wreck in Olney; Lisa Ann Smith killed
At approximately 4:11 a.m., officers and Fire & Rescue personnel responded to the area of Hines Road at Blossom View Drive for the report of a collision. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2000 Ford Explorer was traveling east on Hines Road (towards Georgia Avenue) when for reasons still under investigation, it left the roadway just prior to Blossom View Drive and struck a tree and light support pole.
The 29-year-old driver was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The 43-year-old female passenger was declared deceased at the scene of the collision.
Detectives are investigating the possibility that alcohol may have been a factor in this fatal collision.
Maryland: St. Mary’s Sheriff Tim Cameron reports DUI arrests for Dec. 2, 2014
St. Mary’s County Md. Sheriff Tim Cameron reports DUI Arrests 12-2-14 […]
Connecticut: Vincent Mauro cuts a sweet plea deal after leaving his sweet wife to die in blazing DUI wreck
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The family of a Branford woman who was killed in a car crash objected Monday to the driver’s recent plea bargain agreement, as they said no one notified them beforehand.
Vincent Mauro, 32, of Branford, appeared in Superior Court in New Haven on Monday in a hearing before Judge Maureen Keegan.
Mauro crashed a Mercedes Aug. 18, 2013 in Branford while driving under the influence of alcohol, killing his wife and passenger, Megan McAuliffe, 29. Mauro went off the road and struck a tree on Brushy Plain Road in Branford
Virginia: Katie R. Reber kicks off the DUI drinking, driving and dying season with arrest and assaulting officer
An officer on patrol observed a vehicle stopped in a lane of traffic. Upon making contact with the intoxicated driver, the vehicle drove off. Officers pursued the vehicle and the driver lost control bringing the vehicle to a stop.
While taking custody of the driver, an officer was assaulted. Katie R. Reber, 34, of Alexandria, was charged with DWI, disregarding police signal, reckless driving, and assault on law enforcement.
