Fatal Collision in Salem due to Reckless Driving and Speeding

According to state police, speeding and reckless driving were two of the main causes of the road accident on Interstate 93.Initial investigation revealed that a white Ford F150 was accelerating at a high rate of speed while traveling south. The driver lost control when it hit a 2009 Infinity.Due to the accident’s impact, Cornelius V. Stanley, was ejected from the vehicle. He was then pronounced dead after his truck struck a guardrail in the highway median.For more up-to-date news, [...]

Three-Year Imprisonment due to DUI

Following the death of a Wyoming victim, 54-year old Mary Stahl Ahern was sentenced to three years with the Montana Department of Corrections. The verdict was in connection with the September 2011 crash that killed two Wyoming individuals.On September 2011, Ahern was arrested for driving under the influence. The drunken driving crash killed an elderly Wyoming woman and seriously injured a Wyoming man who then passed away three months later.Relative to the incident, Ahern also received a concurrent three-year [...]

20-Year Old Man Faces Reckless Driving Charge

After a 20- year old man rolled the Jeep Cherokee he was driving in Cornelius, he was arrested for reckless driving. According to Lt. Joe Noffsinger, Cornelius police, Wiliam Ramos was speeding, driving recklessly and squealing tires.It was also revealed that Ramos lost control of the 1996 Jeep which caused it to roll onto its top. Noffsinger also said that the suspect and the passengers only suffered minor injuries.Following the incident, Ramos was taken to Washington County Jail.For the [...]

Desperate Attempt to Avoid DUI Checkpoint

According to authorities, a 20-year old man crashed his sports vehicle while trying to flee a DUI checkpoint in Ontario. It was found out that the driver was intoxicated when the car collision took place.The incident happened at Grove Avenue and Philadelphia Street, about one mile from where the DUI checkpoint was set up. Reports revealed that the drunk driver ran a nearby red light before hitting the SUV.Trying to avoid the checkpoint, the suspect run away but was [...]

Woodstock Man Arrested for DUI

Following a fatal car crash in Wisconsin, 24-year-old Daniel Consolo was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated-homicide.According to the report, the car crash took place Saturday morning on Cobblestone Road in Walworth. The driver was carrying four passengers in his Jeep Wagoneer when the incident happened.While two of the passengers suffered serious injuries, the other one died from the wounds he suffered in the car crash. Kevin Green was initially taken to Lakeland Medical Center and then transferred [...]

No DUI Arrests during a Sobriety Checkpoint

Last Satruday night, the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office conducted a night sobriety checkpoint. When asked about the saturation patrol, Sheriff Herman Jones said the "contacts allowed us to remind the motoring public of safe driving habits that will reduce the number and severity of accidents in our community."Although they didn’t arrest anyone for driving under the influence, they made 31 traffic stops during the spot check. The officers issued 25 warnings, two for over speeding and the rest for [...]

Michael Turner Plead Guilty to Reckless Driving

Following the defeat of the Broncos on Monday Night Football, free-agent running back Michael Turner was charged with driving under the influence and speeding. He then resolved the DUI charge by pleading guilty to reckless driving.Turner is expected to serve 12 months of probation, engage in an alcohol and drug evaluation, attend DUI school and submit to random alcohol screens.According to the report, Turner’s blood alcohol level right after the arrest was .109. As a consequence, he is subject [...]

Possible DUI in a Train and Pickup Truck Crash

According to State Police investigators, the train and pickup truck crash in Centre County may have involved alcohol.The 22-year old man who was driving a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck attempted to turn off the road and into a driveway when the vehicle got stuck in a ditch. Since the front portion of the truck was partially left on the railroad tracks, it got hit when the Norfolk Southern locomotive passed.Luckily, the driver was able to get out the vehicle [...]

DUI Checkpoint Led to Two Arrests

During the DUI checkpoint conducted Friday evening, two drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.The checkpoint, which was set up at Court Street and Paradise Avenue, yielded to 26 other citations. During the spot check, 291 vehicles were screened and sobriety tests were also administered.According to the police, 11 were cited for unlicensed driving, two for driving with a suspended license ad 13 for other violations.For more of this news, click here.

Mourning Mother Faces DUI Charge

Following the death of her son, Eric Hill, in a car collision, Tyehsa Garrett now faces DUI and felony manslaughter charges. According to the relatives, Garrett and her three children were on their way to deliver Sunday morning newspapers when their vehicle crashed."They were on their way to do paper routes, my mom got on the freeway first. She (Tyesha) got behind my mom," said Eric's uncle, Derrick Garrett.Reports said that Tyesha was driving down the Northgate Boulevard onramp [...]