Monthly Archives - January 2014

Oklahoma Man Arrested for DUI

LeeRoy Edwards, 29 years old, was arrested last Monday by Oklahoma Highway Patrol for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs with a baby inside the vehicle.According to report, Edwards was stopped near the intersection of North Admiral Place and Sheridan Road after a trooper spotted his 2000 Nissan AG8 speeding with a broken rear tail light. He was then arrested and booked into Tulsa Jail for DUI charges.In addition to driving under the influence, Edwards will also be [...]

College Student Chased Suspected Drunken Driver

According to the Georgia Perimeter College Student, he just thought of putting his running skills into good use when he saw DUI motorist fleeing from the scene of the crash.According to report, student Brandon Morales was driving with his mother last Saturday afternoon when he saw a car heading in the wrong direction and almost hitting his vehicle. The suspected DUI driver lost control of his vehicle and subsequently crashed into the trees.Brandon Morales told the police, "It was [...]

Passengers and Driver Injured in a DUI Crash

Last Wednesday morning in Burien, a suspected DUI crash left one passenger dead and others in critical condition.According to report, a vehicle was traveling northbound on 12th Avenue South near the intersection of 112th Street when the driver lost control, went off the road and then hit a tree. Three of the passengers inside the vehicle were all transported to Harborview Medical Center for treatment of injuries while one of them didn’t make it.Officers concluded that the driver was driving at [...]

22-Year Old Man Arrested for DUI

Richard Lewis Teeples, 22 years old, was arrested early Tuesday morning on suspicion of extreme driving under the influence.According to report, Teeples was found by Sheriff’s deputies sitting inside his car in a resident’s front yard. It appeared, during the initial interrogation, that Teeples was intoxicated when the incident took place. He even told the police that he had been drinking earlier and that he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the yard.Click here for more of [...]

26-Year Old Man Faces DUI Charge

David Villasenor, 26 years old, was arrested last Tuesday evening for allegedly driving under the influence.According to report, Villasenor crashed into an apartment building at 604 Sibley Boulevard at around 7:48 p.m. Luckily, no one in the apartment building was injured from the accident.Assistant chief for the Calumet City Police Department said that Villasenor was the only person inside the vehicle when the incident took place. Due to the collision’s impact, he was taken to the hospital for treatment [...]

Mother Faces DUI Charge

After getting involved in a fatal accident that killed her two children, Melissa Patton is now facing two counts of felony DUI with death.According to report, the incident took place on Wells Highway near Utica Baptist Church at around 2:15 a.m. on Jan. 1. Patton was driving the vehicle when she lost control, hit a road sign and then overturned.Patton was then taken into custody and is now being held in Oconee County Detention Center on a $50,652 bond.For [...]

Pedestrian Hit by a Suspected DUI Driver

According to Franklin County Sheriff, a man was listed in critical condition after being hit by a suspected drunken driver last Monday afternoon.30-year old Joshua Graves was traveling on Hickory Ridge Road when he struck a Ford Focus driven by State Journal delivery driver. The collision caused Grave’s car to leave the highway and subsequently struck multiple mailboxes.Evan Prewitt, 26 years old, was brought to Frankfort Regional Medical Center for immediate treatment of injuries.Click here for more of this [...]

54-Year-Old Man Faces DUI

Richard Henry Laye Jr., 54 years old, was arrested and booked into Bradford County Correctional Facility following a vehicle accident in Athens last Monday evening.According to report, Laye was charged with driving under the influence and failure to remain at the scene of the accident. The suspect was also cited with several traffic violations including operating a vehicle without a valid inspection, driving without insurance, unauthorized transfer or use of registration and reckless driving.For more of this news, click here.

45-Year Old Woman Pleaded Guilty to DUI

Angela Walker, 45 years old, pleaded guilty last November to a DUI charge. In March 2013, she admitted that she was drunk and high in cocaine when she drove the wrong-way on I-77 in Kanawha County.According to report, Walker was under the influence when she smashed head-on into a truck driven by a 48-year old man. The driver was brought to the hospital for treatment of injuries.Judge Duke Bloom sentenced Walker to two to ten years in prison.Click here [...]

Valley Teen Faces DUI Charge After Having Clean Blood Test

Mac Howell, after being accused of smoking marijuana, is now facing DUI charges.According to report, a Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy saw signs of impairment when Howell was pulled over and asked to perform several field sobriety tests. He admitted that he had been surrounded by people who were smoking pot but had never tried one before.Howell’s blood test came back negative and yet he was still charged with drug DUI.For more of this news, click here.