Man Blames DUI On Grandmother

22 year old John Ventresca Jr faces preliminary hearings Tuesday for driving drunk as well as a few other charges resulting from an incident on March 2nd. Rochester police were called to a convenience store when witnesses saw Ventresca pull into the parking lot and strike a light pole as well as several vehicles.

Seattle Family VS Drunk Driver

A Seattle man named Dan Schulte lost his parents and whose wife and infant son were critically injured by a driver who police say was drunk is speaking out against driving under the influence. Mark Mullan, of Seattle, has pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide, vehicle assault and reckless driving in the March 25 crash in which his pickup truck hit four members of the family as they crossed a Seattle street. "All of us need to do what we can," Schulte said, adding that he hopes people will pledge to not drink and drive." Lawmakers in Washington's state Capitol are debating a proposal to increase jail time for repeat drunken driving offenders and to bar some of them from drinking.

Irish Town to Allow Drunk Driving?

In the Irish town of Kilgarvan, the council proposed a motion that would allow certain members of the community to drive home after drinking at a local pub. The idea was proposed by pub owner and politician Danny Healy-Rae who said the motion would allow officers to issue permits to those who live in secluded areas. Healy-Rae also said the motion would preserve local pub culture, decrease isolation and suicide rates within the town.

Speaker Shares Story Of Loss Due To Drunk Driving

Mark Sterner, a public speaker, works through CAMPUSPEAK to tour colleges and high schools to share the story of the worst night of his life, beginning his speech with the question, “How many people killed their three best friends while drunk driving?”

What will it take to stop a Drunk Driver?

Why does a drunk driver repeat his/her actions? When a drunk driver gets caught, why wouldn’t he/she swear off of ever driving drunk again? Some people like Robert Zimmerman repeat their actions as if they don’t understand the consequences involved in drunk driving. 

Lowering the Legal Limit

Lowering the legal limit for drinking while under the influence is what the National Transportation Safety Board recommends in order to maintain safety on the roads. Currently, the legal limit to drink and drive is a .08 blood alcohol level.  The NTSB is now advocating for the legal blood alcohol level to be decreased to a .05.  A .05 blood alcohol level equates to a typical 170lb man who has had about 3 beers, and a 120lb woman who has had about 2 beers. To see the effects of driving under the influence at current blood alcohol legal limits, News 8 along with the California Highway Patrol put drunk driving to the test.

Drunk Volunteers Help Police Train In Suffolk County

No you did not misread the title - drunk volunteers were working directly with police.  The reason?  With summer approaching in Suffolk County, New York, police officers are doing what they can to prepare for the coming boating season. On Long Island a special training session was held to help educate officers on how to spot drunken boaters.

Let's Talk Statistics

Tough drunk driving laws have cut the number of alcohol related accidents in half since 1982, the year they started to keep records on DUI's. The Century Council is a non-profit organization that is funded by distillers that help to develop programs and policies to fight drunk driving. They work with police, public officials, parents, teachers and students to educate and bring about positive changes and save lives while tracking drunk driving statistics. Since 1982 fatalities from drunk driving have fallen 52% and fatalities for underage drunk driving have fallen 76% according to research.

New Mexico's Battle With Drunk Driving

This week, an aggressive new bill was being considered in New Mexico that would forbid many people convicted of drunken driving from buying alcohol anywhere — stores, restaurants or bars. If it passes, it would be among the most restrictive drunken-driving laws in the nation. New Mexico has had one of the highest rates of alcohol-related traffic deaths in the nation. Due to a horrific recent accident lawmakers are trying to come up with a good solution to make their roads safer from drunk drivers. 

Repeat Offenders: The Worst Kind of Drunk Drivers

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George and Judith Gubernikoff lived a comfortable and privileged life together. They had three sons, and George, a successful cardiologist, made enough to support his family while Judith stayed home to raise the kids. Everything changed one dreadful morning.

Judith had just begun helping her father with his business at Fulton Fishmarket, which required the two of them to begin their daily travel into Manhattan in the wee hours of the morning.

Drunk Driving Can Be Murder -Repeat DWI Offenders Face Harsher Charge

In October 2010 Frances Rosalez Ford was driving on U.S. 281 with a blood alcohol level of .19. In the wrong direction, killing 38 year old Lawrence Belcher. This was not the first time Ford had been arrested for a DWI, she had been convicted two times before.

Fort Gordon soldiers recently had the chance to go through a variety of drills put on during Fort Gordon's annual Safety Stand Down Day in order to imitate the sobering effects of being arrested for drunk driving.  This event was aimed to stress the importance of Safety Awareness. 

Ex-Detective Drives Under The Influence And Kills

Former New York police detective Kevin C. Spellman was sentenced to three to nines years in prison for killing a woman in 2009 while driving drunk. Spellman was convicted of second degree manslaughter after hitting a pedestrian as she crossed the street.

Warrant-Less Blood Test Deemed Unconstitutional

A driver is pulled over for driving erratically. Police suspect that he is intoxicated, but he has refused to submit to a breathalyzer test. So how can the arresting officer prove that the driver is intoxicated without violating the suspect’s constitutional rights?

Will Blood Test for Drunk Drivers be stopped?

A method for convicting drunk drivers is to take a blood to be tested for alcohol and/or drugs.  In which law enforcement take the blood without a warrant and is perfectly legal until now.  “The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against warrantless blood draws in limited circumstances”

Night Of Fun Ruins Life Of One Teen

Jessica Rasdall and Laura Gorman had been best friends since kindergarten, sharing all of their life experiences together.  As college freshmen when they were 18 years old, they even went to the same school and worked at the same local Hooters.  But on February 25, 2006, it all came crashing down.