Monthly Archives - February 2014

11 Feb

Aggravated DUI Charge Reduced to First Offense DUI

The aggravated charge against 19-year old Sawyer Thomas Steede was reduced to first offense DUI after the defendant’s lawyer presented expert testimony from the truck’s computer system indicating that Steede didn’t push on the gas.According to report, the Mississippi State University student was arrested on a stiffer penalty after the September 17 incident that killed Kaleb Barker. The victim died after Steede’s pickup truck lurched in reverse and over a curb at the McDonald’s store.For more of this story, [...]

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10 Feb

35-Year Old Man Arrested for DUI

Following a fatal crash that killed a woman and injured her child, Eugene Mitchell was arrested last Saturday morning for felony DUI and vehicular manslaughter. According to report, a 58-year old woman was driving eastbound on Foresthilll Road when a Dodge pickup truck drifter into her lane and crashed into her vehicle. The woman’s 10-year old daughter, who was sitting in the backseat, sustained major injuries from the fatal crash. She had to be airlifted to UC Davis Medical Center [...]

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10 Feb

Conway Woman Faces DUI Charge

Following a fatal car crash last Jan. 25, 28-year old Brittany Lewis was charged with two counts of DUI resulting in death and one count of driving under the influence resulting in great bodily injury.According to report, Lewis was driving a 2011 pickup truck west on Bucksport Road when she failed to stop at a sign. Subsequently, Lewis struck a Ford Sedan that was traveling southbound on S.C. 701. Unfortunately, two people died from multiple blunt force injuries caused [...]

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09 Feb

Police Officer Arrested for Super Extreme DUI

Following an incident where he crashed a marked patrol vehicle into a wall near Speedway Blvd., University of Arizona police officer John McGrath was arrested last Saturday evening for Super Extreme DUI. According to report, McGrath showed signs of intoxication during the initial investigation. Supreme Extreme DUI occurs when the suspect has a BAC level of .20 or higher.In addition to DUI, McGrath was also cited with failure to control speed to avoid collision and a misdemeanor charge of criminal [...]

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09 Feb

32-Year Old Woman Charged with DUI

Cinthia Costa was arrested early Saturday morning for speeding and driving under the influence. According to report, Costa was pulled over in a parking lot behind her residential home at 222 Washington St. She ignored requests for her registration and license but in the ended handed over her Brazilian passport. During the initial interrogation, she admitted that she didn’t have a license and that she also had a few drinks prior to the incident.Costa was arrested and is now facing [...]

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08 Feb

30-Year Old Man Arrested for DUI

After getting involved in a fatal crash that killed a 45-year old Colorado man, Michael Allee was arrested over the weekend for allegedly driving under the influence. According to report, Allee was driving a 1993 Toyota northbound on Highway 41 north of Summit Road when he lost control of his vehicle. The car subsequently collided with a tree before coming to a full stop.One of the passengers, seated at the back of the vehicle, sustained fatal injuries.Click here for more [...]

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08 Feb

Resignation Due to a DUI Charge

Following his arrest last Friday morning for allegedly driving under the influence, State Department of Transportation Secretary Robert St. Onge resigned from office.According to report, St. Onge was charged last Friday for having a BAC level of at least twice the state standard for impaired driving. He was pulled over by the police after he was spotted driving erratically on Interstate 20 near Bush River Road.The suspect failed the field sobriety test and was then booked into Lexington County [...]

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07 Feb

Local Elected Official Charged with DUI

Democrat Reuben Collins, vice president of the Charles County Board of Commissioners, was arrested last Thursday evening for driving under the influence of alcohol. According to Charles County sheriff’s office, Collins was pulled over after he was spotted by a police officer driving erratically. He failed several field sobriety tests and also submitted himself to a breathalyzer test wherein his BAC level was found to be beyond the legal limit.Collins was then arrested and charged with DUI. He was later [...]

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07 Feb

Kelseyville Woman Faces DUI Charge

Kristina Branda, 22 years old, was arrested last Sunday evening for allegedly driving under the influence.According to report, Branda was driving a 1997 Cadillac north on Fairway Drive when her car went off the road and hit an embankment. Due to the collision’s impact, Branda’s passenger was transported to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment of head injuries.After being treated for minor injuries, Branda was then booked into Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility.For more of this story, click [...]

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06 Feb

Snow Plow Driver Faces DUI Charge

Thomas Keith Henderson, West Virginia Department of Transportation worker, is now facing a DUI charge following his arrest last Wednesday.According to report, Henderson was arrested near Keystone after a police officer stopped him because his driver’s side headlight was out. When the officer approached the suspect’s vehicle, the former smelled alcohol and noticed that Henderson’s eyes were glassy and bloodshot.Henderson submitted himself to a breathalyzer test in which his BAC level registered at 0.9 percent.Click here for more of [...]

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