While sobriety court is already an option for DUI offenders in the Ann Arbor area, recent news reports indicate that this popular court program will soon be available in Wexford County in northern Michigan. The purpose of sobriety courts is to give the offender an opportunity to rehabilitate, rather than…
On Sunday, August 24, 31-year-old Juan Benavidez of Hartford was arrested for driving while under the influence after he crashed his vehicle into a ditch, according to news reports at Mlive.com. The accident took place near CR 681 on 72nd Avenue at approximately 3:20 in the afternoon. An off-duty Hartford…
Recently, a father and two sons were arrested in Fletcher, VT after one of the sons was involved in a single-vehicle rollover that left him with injuries. According to WPTZ News Channel 5, 22-year-old Joshua B. Woodward’s vehicle rolled on Cambridge Road near Metcalf Pond Road in Fletcher. Woodward was…
On Friday, August 8, 58-year-old Fred Horvath was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Henderson, NV. Horvath is the Assistant City Manager, and was placed on leave from his position while an investigation into the DUI incident continues, according to a news article at NBC News. Other…
Over the July 4th holiday weekend, a 29-year-old Pendleton, Indiana man was arrested for operating while intoxicated. According to the Indy Star, Jerrel Watkins was booked into the Madison County Jail following his arrest. Watkins was convicted of an incident in 2012 in which he was driving drunk when he…
On Saturday July 5th, Cleveland Browns’ wide receiver Josh Gordon was arrested on a charge of DWI in Raleigh, NC according to a news article at USA Today. Gordon has a history of drug issues, and was pulled over in the early morning hours after a police officer spotted him…
On Sunday, June 29, 33-year-old Ellie Morris was killed in an accident involving the motorcycle she was a passenger on and a car allegedly driven by a drunk driver. The accident took place on the southbound side of the I-75/85 connector in Atlanta, according to a news article at CBS…
In the early morning ours on Sunday, June 29, three people sustained serious injuries following a crash that was suspected to have been caused by a drunk driver, according to San Bruno authorities. News reports at Mercury News indicate that the collision happened just after midnight when two vehicles collided…
On Monday June 9, Atlanta police officer Daryl Vann was pulled over after he was spotted making an improper lane change and speeding, according to reports at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He is now on administrative leave pending investigation of DUI charges that were also leveled against him in addition to…
Two television news anchors for the same station in Des Moines, IA were recently arrested and charged with drunken driving, according to an article at the New York Daily News. One of the anchors, 47-year-old Sonya Heitshusen, has won five Emmy Awards for her journalistic excellence according to the article.…