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Friday, March 28, 2014

Drunk Driving Accident Claims the Life of 11-year-old Brooklyn Boy


Anthony Pollymore, 65, is being held without bail on multiple charges after his 11-year-old stepson died from injuries sustained in a drunk driving accident. Poly more was driving his stepson Dylan Perry with a blood alcohol level of 0.094, which is over the legal limit of 0.08.

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Study Claims Deaths in the U.S. from Drunk Driving are Under-Reported


A study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs this month claims that the number of deaths from drunk driving in the U.S. are under-reported. When researchers in the study compared numbers from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, not all of the deaths with alcohol involved were in the data.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Stronger Drunk Driving Penalties for First-time Offenders in New Jersey


A newly-approved bill by the Senate Judiciary Committee in New Jersey will address first-time drunk driving offenders to opt out of losing their license. In place of license suspension, the offender has the option to instead have an ignition interlocking device installed in their vehicle.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Florida Man Faces up to 30 Years in Prison for Drunk Driving Death


Sandor Guillen, 39, was found guilty of DUI manslaughter in an April 2012 crash that killed 13-year-old Kaely Camacho. Guillen faces up to 30 years in prison and was also convicted of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident involving death.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Family Victimized by a Drunk Driving Accident Speaks to Students


The Cunningham family of California has been brutally traumatized by drunk driving. In March of 2013, an accident caused by a drunk driver left four members of the Cunningham family severely injured.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Massachusetts Mother Charged for Drunk Driving with Child in the Car, Causing Accident


Elizabeth M. Facey, 21, was charged with driving under the influence, committing a serious injury while driving drunk, child endangerment while drunk driving, and failure to stop at a red light after causing a crash wither her 3-year-old child in the car.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Family of Mass. Drunken Driving Victim Gets $1.4M


Craig Barton, 46, from Springfield, Mass. Has been sentenced to five to seven years in prison for drunk driving, killing 22-year-old Frederick Kareta back in 2010. In the recent weeks, a jury has awarded $1.4 million to Kareta’s family for the incident.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Justin Bieber Arresting DUI COP…More Evidence of Lies


Latest resources shows evidence that the cop who had Justin Bieber arrested for drag racing, driving over speed, could be a lie. According to the police GPS readout on the cop car, it shows that Bieber was going at 49, the highest on a 50mph speed limit street.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

DUI Driver Slams Into Pasadena Pharmacy


A female driver has been arrested for driving under the influence after crashing her vehicle into Phoenix Pharmacy in Pasadena.

Monday, March 10, 2014

Man Gets 4 Years in Drunk Driving Crash That Killed 2


Cory T. Engel, 25, of Frankfurt has been arrested and will spend the next for years in prison for drunk driving, which resulted in a deadly crash that killed two others. According to sources, Engel lost control of the vehicle and went off the west side of the road.

Friday, March 7, 2014

New York Mom Pleads Guilty in Drunk Driving Death


The state of New York toughened its drunk driving laws after a 32-year-old Carmen Huertas, pleaded guilty for killing an 11-year-old girl along with injuring six other children.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Massachusetts Mother Charged for Drunk Driving with Child in the Car, Causing Accident


Elizabeth M. Facey, 21, was charged with driving under the influence, committing a serious injury while driving drunk, child endangerment while drunk driving, and failure to stop at a red light after causing a crash wither her 3-year-old child in the car.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Family Victimized by a Drunk Driving Accident Speaks to Students


The Cunningham family of California has been brutally traumatized by drunk driving. In March of 2013, an accident caused by a drunk driver left four members of the Cunningham family severely injured.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Florida Man Faces up to 30 Years in Prison for Drunk Driving Death


Sandor Guillen, 39, was found guilty of DUI manslaughter in an April 2012 crash that killed 13-year-old Kaely Camacho. Guillen faces up to 30 years in prison and was also convicted of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident involving death.

Monday, March 3, 2014

Staten Island Man Facing Charges In Fatal DWI


39-year-old Michael Pogorzelski is charged with DWI during a fatal crash on Sunday Jan 27th . According to the Staten Island Police, Pogorzelski struck James Benedict, 67, who died at Staten Island University Hospital.