All news on the topic: Drunk Driving

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Lawmaker allegedly told cops arresting him is ‘bad’ because he controls budget
A Michigan state lawmaker being busted for driving drunk told cops that arresting him would not “be good," since he controls the department's budget, a police report shows.
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Republican Senator’s Call For ‘Idiot Control’ Instead Of Gun Control Backfires Badly
Twitter users lambaste John Kennedy over his weird comments less than 24 hours after a mass shooting.
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New York City woman killed after intoxicated friend crashes into truck, police report
A 30-year-old BMW passenger died when her friend, who was driving under the influence, crashed into a truck on the Gowanus Expressway in Brooklyn, according to police
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Footage captures an alleged intoxicated driver speeding along the Brooklyn Heights Promenade
An intoxicated driver took a joyride along the Brooklyn Heights Promenade with a water bottle containing alcohol
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Car involved in Washington Square Park arch crash had multiple speeding tickets
Jeremy Molina, 25, also had a baggie of weed on him when cops cuffed him for plowing his 2017 Nissan Maxima into the arch and a NYPD car with two officers inside around 2 a.m. Sunday, police sources said.
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Driver killed in collision with alleged drunk driver in Queens: police
Authorities reported that a 52-year-old man lost his life when his vehicle was hit by an allegedly intoxicated driver in Queens early Friday
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Intoxicated woman driving Volvo fatally strikes moped rider in the Bronx: police
Stephanie Mendez, 33, was driving a Volvo sedan eastbound on Bruckner Boulevard when she collided with Frank Davila, 59, at the Rosedale Avenue intersection
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Off-duty NYPD cop busted for drunk driving in Brooklyn
Off-duty NYPD cop Billy Dubuisson was busted for drunk driving after he was involved in a Brooklyn crash early Friday, according to police.
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Texas man records himself drinking behind wheel minutes before fatal crash
Camilo Morejon, 47, could be seen swigging a bottle of beer while traveling in a silver Honda with his girlfriend and two others in Jersey Village on Sunday
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Pregnant California woman killed by alleged drunk driver
Yesenia Lisette Aguilar was walking on a sidewalk with her husband when she was struck by a Jeep driven by Courtney Pandolfi.
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New Jersey gym owner, who defied lockdown orders, discusses deadly drunk-driving incident
Ian Smith from Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, NJ, mentioned that "understandably, there's a substantial amount of animosity" directed at him for the deadly accident in 2007 that's been drawing renewed interest due to his anti-lockdown position
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Long Island judge resigns after pleading guilty to drunk driving
Suffolk County judge William Rebolini pleaded guilty in a drunk driving incident and has resigned.
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Texas man travels to beer garden with the 'crumpled body' of a pedestrian he struck, authorities report
According to police, Paul Joseph Garcia, 24, allegedly drove while intoxicated, striking a pedestrian and then continued driving for at least half a mile with the "mangled corpse" in his passenger seat, ultimately stopping at a beer garden in Austin
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Rhode Island man charged with two separate DUIs on Valentine’s Day
A Rhode Island man got arrested and charged with DUI twice in the same day on Valentine's Day, according to cops.
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Florida resident stops officer to request directions, ends up arrested for DUI
A suspected drunk driver in Florida first refused to take a breathalyzer test, reportedly telling a deputy sheriff on Sunday, "You didn't stop me, I stopped you," according to a report
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Cincinnati cop busted for drunk driving: ‘Does it help that I am a police officer?’
A sloshed Cincinnati police captain tried to talk her way out of DUI charges by asking an arresting officer if helped that she’s a fellow cop, police said.
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Judge from Upstate involved in car crash after excessive vodka consumption, threatens police officers
Michael Miranda, a 72-year-old judge from the town of Shandaken in Ulster County, indulged in some heavy drinking in Orlando in March 2018. The following morning, as he made his way to the airport to catch his flight back home, he was still experiencing the aftereffects, according to a reprimand issued by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct
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Suspect in fatal DWI case boasted about bail reform: 'I'll be released by tomorrow'
Jordan Randolph, 40, who was released the following day, also informed police that the fatal accident was "just a DWI."
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Officer alleges that the NYPD planned retaliation for the detention of a ‘well-connected intoxicated individual.’
In legal documents, Stokes claims that the NYPD has launched a retaliatory campaign against him, which includes a distressing Internal Affairs operation, a demotion, and the release of false allegations labeling him as a corrupt officer—all, he believes, because he arrested a well-connected individual who was intoxicated
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An NYPD officer hit by a drunk driver has been discharged from the hospital
Officer Juan Collado was inspecting a vehicle during a traffic stop on Tuesday night when driver Franklin Liz reportedly struck him and drove away quickly
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Man charged with fatally hitting pedestrian while driving under the influence released without bail
A man accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian while driving under the influence in East Harlem on New Year's Eve was granted supervised release at his arraignment on Tuesday
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Illinois police officer charged with DUI following off-duty crash that killed another officer
Joliet Police Officer Erin Zilka has been charged with DUI following a crash that resulted in the death of a fellow officer who was riding in her SUV, officials reported
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Driver charged in deadly LI crash finally jailed on DUI charges
Nassau County Court Judge William O'Brien decided to keep 40-year-old Jordan Randolph in custody without bail due to a probation violation stemming from a 2017 DUI conviction, officials reported
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Charges of DUI have been dismissed for a retired priest implicated in a fatal hit-and-run incident
Charges of driving under the influence have been dismissed against a retired priest from Illinois who was accused of hitting two Catholic school teachers with his vehicle following a Christmas party, resulting in the death of one teacher
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Brian Kolb claims that attributing his drunken accident to his wife was merely a joke
Disgraced Republican State Assemblyman Brian Kolb asserted that he was joking when he attributed his alleged New Year’s Eve drunk-driving accident to his wife. He later stated that he didn’t even recall making such a claim, following his not-guilty plea to charges of driving under the influence on Thursday