DWI HIT PARADE- Coast to Coast – 13th Year

According to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Adam Elders, on 07-22-14 deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s station were investigating a report of a family disturbance in the 84000 block of Leyte, Indio.

The family member advised that the other involved party had just left and was possibly under the influence of narcotics. While the deputies were at the address the suspect, Porfirio Camarena, age 47 of Indio, drove past in his vehicle.

Deputies followed the vehicle and observed several indicators of DUI. Deputies attempted to stop the vehicle and the driver failed to yield and a pursuit ensued. The vehicle drove into the city of Indio and onto the Fantasy Springs Casino property on Indian Springs Drive where the vehicle attempted to drive through the front doors of the casino.

Palm Desert, Calif. — According to Palm Desert Police, on Thursday, July 31, 2014 Officers from the Palm Desert Police Department responded to the area of Portola Ave and Quicksilver Drive in reference to a two-vehicle traffic collision.

The investigation revealed a Ford Fusion was traveling north on Portola Ave approaching Quicksilver Drive when the vehicle rear-ended a Lexus sedan.

Melissa Turley, age 50 of Cathedral City, was found to be driving her vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage and was arrested.

She was booked into the Riverside County Jail located in the city of Indio after receiving medical clearance from a local hospital.

A 16-year-old Brooklyn Center boy clung to life for days before dying after a suspected drunken driver, without a valid license, fled one crash on a north-metro highway and ran into the teen’s car down the road moments later, authorities said.

Jason F. McCarthy, of Brooklyn Center, remained in North Memorial Medical Center on Wednesday after his family posted on CaringBridge over the weekend that “the injuries to Jason during the impact of the accident were too much for him to survive. Jason is currently on life support so family can get here and say goodbye.”

Michael Cieslak of Washington DC was traveling on Snow Hill Road in a 2006 Mercedes when he failed to maintain control of the vehicle. The Mercedes left the roadway and struck a utility pole. Cieslak was treated on scene, but troopers noted evidence of impairment. Cieslak failed field sobriety testing and was placed under arrest. He was transported back to the Berlin Barrack, and he agreed to take an evidentiary breath test yielding a result of 0.17 grams of alcohol per 210 ml of breath. Any breath sample of 0.08 or above is deemed to be impaired in the State of Maryland.

Florida: St. John’s County Sheriff David Shoar notes DUI arrests for July 30, 2014