New York: Tracy M. Champagne was well named; charged by Fulton Police with DWI & nearly three times legal limit

It is alleged that on 08/09/14 at about 1:51 AM, while on W. Third St. S. near Chestnut St., in the City of Fulton, County of Oswego, State of New York, the said defendant, operated a motor vehicle in a northerly direction on W. Third St. S., at approximately 50 MPH in a posted 30 MPH zone. A vehicle and traffic stop was performed on the vehicle in the parking lot of 7-11. The defendant was the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle. She had glassy eyes, impaired speech and motor coordination, and the odor of a consumed alcoholic beverage emanated from her breath. The following standardized field sobriety tests were performed: the horizontal gaze nystagmus, the walk and turn, and the one leg stand. The defendant failed all three tests. The defendant also submitted a breath sample for a preliminary breath screening test, and it showed the presence of alcohol. The defendant was arrested for driving while intoxicated and transported to the police department, where she supplied a breath sample for chemical analysis. Said analysis indicated the defendant’s blood alcohol content was greater than .18%.

South Carolina: Deputy Coroner was dead drunk; busted for DUI

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (08/21/2014) – A deputy coroner with the Lexington County Coroner’s Office has been arrested on DUI charges.

Barry Wright was arrested August 19 on driving under the influence charges and accused of having an open 24-ounce beer in his vehicle.

According to an incident report, Wright was found asleep at the wheel of his county-owned Ford Explorer shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday. The report goes on to say the car was still running and parked in the middle of Kleckley Drive. A West Columbia police

New York: Chautauqua County Sheriff notes DWI arrests for Aug. 17, 2014

On 7-19-14 at around 2:20AM, Sheriff’s patrol stopped a vehicle on Foote Avenue in Jamestown after noticing that it was riding on the rim of a blown front tire and had what appeared to be fresh collision damage and mud on the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was also leaking a significant amount of anti-freeze. When Deputies approached the operator, it was observed that the vehicle’s airbags had blown and the operator was injured. The operator was identified as Larry P. Babcock Jr, 31, of Jamestown, NY. An ambulance was called to the scene to evaluate Babcock and medics determined he was going to flown by Starflight helicopter to Hamot hospital in Erie, PA. Deputies located a crash site on Foote Avenue Extension in the Town of Kiantone where Babcock drove off the road and struck an earth embankment. Parts of Babcock’s vehicle were located at that site, verifying the location. Deputies interviewed Babcock at Hamot, and following the investigation, Babcock was charged with Driving While Intoxicated and other traffic infractions

New York: State Police note DWI arrests; Johnny Gularte leads the list for June 5, 2014

45-year-old Timothy J. Dishaw of Lisbon, was operating a 2006 Dodge pick up truck, when he struck the rear driver side tire of the school bus. The school bus was carrying six children and one adult passenger and as well as the driver. There were no reported injuries to any of the occupants on the bus.

Dishaw was transported to Claxton-Hepburn Hospital where he was treated for a broken ankle. Dishaw also consented to a blood test to determine his blood alcohol content.