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Alleged Calif. wrong-way driver charged with DUI
The man accused of driving the wrong way on a Southern California freeway, causing a chain-reaction crash that injured 11 people, has been charged with drunken driving. City News Service reports 54-year-old Rick Allen Walker of Canyon Country pleaded not guilty Wednesday to four counts of DUI causing injury. The ...
Conn. judge suspended 30 days for late decisions
A state judge was suspended without pay for 30 business days after admitting Wednesday that she was late in issuing child welfare rulings, some of which were more than nine months overdue and delayed placement and adoption proceedings. The suspension approved by the state Judicial Review Council was the second ...
Not guilty pleas in crash that killed 2
A 21-year-old Manitowoc man has pleaded not guilty to driving drunk and under the influence of drugs in a car crash that killed two people and injured four others. Authorities say Dylan Karnitz was speeding when he crashed into a car in Manitowoc in March, killing 23-year-old Christopher Mark and ...
Suspect shot by SD officers expected to recover
Authorities say a man shot by law officers following a chase in southwestern South Dakota is expected to recover. Attorney General Marty Jackley says two Pennington County deputies and a Highway Patrol officer chased suspected drunken driver Travis Ross on Monday afternoon and shot him when he brandished a rifle. ...
Nebraska lawmaker sentenced after DUI guilty plea
A state senator has been sentenced after pleading guilty to drunken driving in his northwest Omaha district. On Monday Scott Lautenbaugh was fined $500 and given two days in jail and a year of probation. He qualified for house arrest so will serve his jail time at home. Authorities say ...
Charges dropped against officer charged with DUI
Carroll County prosecutors have dropped DUI charges against a Baltimore County police captain. Forty-four-year-old Matthew McElwee of Hanover, Pa., was cited March 16 when he was stopped at a sobriety checkpoint in Hampstead. He was accused of driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and driving while impaired ...
Sentence in crash that killed 2 will be appealed
A prosecutor says he'll appeal the probation given to Kansas State University graduate student for a head-on crash that killed two people. KMAN-AM reports (http://bit.ly/14In3Ce ) Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson filed notice Tuesday that he'll seek prison time for 24-year-old Miles Theurer. The veterinary medicine student pleaded no contest ...
Officer says he's not guilty of bogus arrest
A New Jersey police officer has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of making a bogus drunken driving arrest of a politician last year. The Philadelphia Inquirer (http://bit.ly/16F3eLX ) reports that Washington Township officer Joseph DiBuonoventura entered the plea Monday. He could face decades in prison if he is ...
SC teen charged with felony DUI after collision
An 18-year-old Florence man is charged with felony driving under the influence after a woman was killed in a two-car collision in Florence. The Morning News of Florence reported (http://bit.ly/12GKT1P ) that Nicklas Surls was arrested by the South Carolina Highway Patrol in connection with the wreck Saturday. Surls was ...
Officers shoot man following chase in southwest SD
A suspected drunken driver was shot multiple times after allegedly brandishing a rifle following a half-hour police chase in southwestern South Dakota. Attorney General Marty Jackley says two Pennington County deputies and a Highway Patrol officer chased 43-year-old Travis Ross on Interstate 90 Monday afternoon. The officers used spike strips ...
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