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A Virginia man who killed a teenager in a Norfolk DUI / DWI crash five years ago has been ordered to serve additional prison time.
Roy Lee Everett was originally sentenced to 30 years in prison, but 16 years of his sentence was suspended. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison on an unrelated Virginia […]
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A former Nevada Highway Patrol sergeant has been indicted in connection with a crash that killed one person and left two others injured.
Edward Lattin is charged with felony driving under the influence resulting in death. Lattin, who investigated DUI crashes before he resigned from the NHP, is accused of smoking marijuana before the fatal crash. […]
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An Illinois woman pleaded guilty to aggravated driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) in connection with a crash that killed a 75-year-old woman.
Lori Mahnesmith faces up to 14 years in prison at her October sentencing. The prosecutor has said he will recommend a nine-year prison sentence. Mahnesmith reportedly had a number of drugs in […]
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As the Labor Day holiday approaches, large and small police departments across the United States are gearing up for enhanced DUI / DWI enforcement. Most departments will focus their efforts on saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints.
But are sobriety checkpoints really effective? For example, at a recent sobriety checkpoint held in Fargo, North Dakota, police screened […]
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A Kentucky prosecutor resigned this week as part of a plea agreement to resolve his second DUI / DWI arrest this year. Mike Ward, the former commonwealth’s attorney for Marshall and Calloway counties, will also serve a seven-day jail sentence with an additional 173 days probated, undergo alcohol rehabilitation, and have his driver’s license suspended […]
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Simply put, when a person drinks and then gets behind the wheel of a vehicle, he or she is driving under the influence. Some states term this as “driving while intoxicated,” which means the same thing. Driving under the influence can also mean driving while on drugs. Because there are so many […]
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