California: Victor Rodriquez’s great adventure into a brick wall ends with DUI arrest
According to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Adam Elders, on December 6, 2014 at about 4:07 a.m. officers from the Coachella Police Department responded to the 50600 block of Suncrest St. regarding a report of a vehicle colliding into a wall. The investigation revealed that Victor Rodriguez, age 19 of Coachella, was driving his Ford Mustang while under the influence of alcohol and collided with a wall inside the apartment complex. Rodriguez was not injured but was taken to a local hospital as a precaution prior to being booked into the Riverside County jail in Indio.
Massachusetts: Bay state cops busted for DUI 30 times in past two years; killed three and injured six in their booze cruises while off-duty
The first time Brian Simpkins was arrested on a charge of drunken driving — after ramming his Chevy pickup into a tree in Canton — he was just 19.
Simpkins is one of at least 30 Massachusetts law enforcement officials who have been charged with drunken driving while off-duty since the start of 2012, a Globe review has found. The crashes collectively killed three people and injured more than a half-dozen others.
Though some officers resigned or were placed on unpaid leave after the charges, a majority kept their jobs, sometimes after a short suspension.
South Carolina: Anderson Coach Riley McDermott pleaded guilty of killing three in DUI crash; his party ended when he drove across the center line – his victim’s lives were ended too – he will be out of prison at age 40
UPDATE from WYFF.4.com The Sentence: McDermott’s sentence is 18 years for the felony DUI with […]
Vermont: State Police report Mike Woloschchuk DUI crashed and broke his neck; Meghan Bogutz DUI after wreck
At this time the crash is still under investigation but speed and alcohol are believed to be a factor in this crash. The operator Michael Woloshchuk was issued a citation for DUI refusal, LSA and Gross Negligent Operation before he was transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in NH.
South Carolina: John Newman charged with felony DUI in death of Peggy Garrett
South Carolina Highway Patrol report that John Newman, 43, of Pauline, South Carolina has been charged with felony DUI resulting in death in connection with the fatal crash allegedly caused by him on Dec. 3, 2014 in Spartanburg County, S. C.
According to Lance Corporal Gary Miller, Newman was operating a pickup truck which struck the rear of a vehicle which was stopped in the turning lane on East Blackstock Road at Bradford Drive at approximately 4:15 pm.
