Illinois: Rockford Police charged James Jeffers with DUI after he killed Alex Banks in crash on bridge

Police say a Nissan Xterra, driven by James Allen Jeffers, 33, of South Beloit, was traveling westbound on the bridge, crossed the median, and crashed head-on into a Chevy Malibu, driven by Alex Banks, 25, of Rockford. A passenger was also in the Malibu, Tanisha Gates, 23, of Rockford.

New York: Prosecutor Vance announces Stella Mednik found guilty of DWI assault of five in Herald Square mayhem

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the guilty plea of STELLA MEDNIK, 35, for crashing a car in Herald Square last December while under the influence of drugs and alcohol, seriously injuring pedestrians.