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Written by: Christopher Gordon | Publish date: October 6th, 2010
Recently, in San Jose, California, 18-year old, Eric Nun was arrested for DUI and being the catalyst of a nasty, chain-reactionary crash, on Highway 101. Everyone involved in the accident were taken to a hospital. At approximately 3 AM, on the shoulder of 101 north, a Mitsubishi and a Toyota were parked as two people were fixing a flat tire on the Toyota. A male sat in the driver’s seat of the Toyota. Eric Nun, driving under the influence a Mercedes, swerved off the highway and collided with the back of the Mitsubishi. The Mitsubishi was pushed into the Toyota [...]
Written by: Christopher Gordon | Publish date: July 23rd, 2010
Recently, in Charleston, West Virginia, a mother accused of driving while under the influence of alcohol—with her daughter in the car, told police she ran through a stop sign because she was in a rush to meet up with two women who were going to sell her crack-cocaine. The mother’s blunt excuse was even more shocking once police found her daughter in the back seat. The complaint filed in court by one of Charleston’s finest, P.S. Kapeluck, reports of an Oldsmobile Aurora “speeding and failing to stop at an intersection.” Kapeluck said he “could smell alcohol on (the mother’s) breath.” [...]
Written by: Christopher Gordon | Publish date: July 23rd, 2010
In Memphis, a firefighter has been arrested for DUI—for the second time in two months. The firefighting veteran, David Gann, has served his department for 12 years. He was recently the cause of a three-car accident according to a local police affidavit. While the affidavit itself fails to go into the accident’s exact details, police reported Gann failed a field-sobriety test. He also refused to take the breathalyzer test as police noted he stuck a wad of tobacco in his mouth in effort to cover the smell of alcohol. To make matters worse for the firefighter, the police found both [...]
Written by: Christopher Gordon | Publish date: July 13th, 2010
Last year, on June 20th, in Charleston, South Carolina, Keith Joshua Jackson, a recent high school graduate, was driving with two of his school friends. He got into a major car accident injuring himself, a passenger, Greg Jones and killing William Shuman. All were only 19 years old at the time. Jackson’s blood-alcohol level was .186%—a percentage far greater than the legal limit. Recently, Judge James Stucky, sentenced Keith Joshua Jackson to a year in regional jail. Jackson, who pleaded guilty back in February to one count of “driving under the influence causing death,” said at the time, “…although I [...]
Written by: Timothy McFarlin | Publish date: September 10th, 2009
The most commonly charged crime in California is driving under the influence (DUI). As the crackdown on drunk driving continues; prosecutors, legislators, and the California courts are increasingly looking toward the expansion of enforcement and the Los Angeles driver’s criminal and civil liability.
