Keyword: drunkdriver
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A Dallas man faces a charge of murder after he was involved in a traffic accident about 1:30 p.m. Monday that killed an 83-year-old Dallas woman. Eddie Ramirez, 28, allegedly stole a police "bait" car Monday which subsequently crashed into a car driven by Annie Reyes, according to police reports. Reyes, whose 2000 Honda was broadsided in the wreck, near the intersection of 12th Street and Montreal Avenue in the Oak Cliff area of southwest Dallas. She was pronounced dead at 2:15 p.m. at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, according to reports. The bait cars, which are used to catch vehicle...
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"NEWBERG, Ore. -- Police have arrested the man suspected of driving drunk and causing a multi-vehicle crash that killed a mother of seven from Dayton last weekend. Senior Trooper Mark McDougal arrested 26-year-old Leonel Zurita Loeza of Portland on charges of assault, manslaughter, criminal mischief, reckless driving and driving under the influence of intoxicants. Investigators say Loeza was driving a car that crossed a center grass median on Highway 99W between Dundee and Newberg and struck a vehicle driven by 52-year-old Carma Smith, a mother of seven. "
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ST. JOSEPH COUNTY (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A teenage boy passed away Monday night after being run down by a hit and run driver in St. Joseph County. It happened around 6p.m. Sunday night on M-60 near Fischer Lake Road, just northeast of Three Rivers. The 20-year old driver is in jail, after his bond was set at $750,000. Sergio Onofre is charged with Failing to Stop at the Scene of the Crash, Operating While Intoxicated, Minor In Possession of Alcohol, Driving with a Suspended License, Burglary, and Obstruction of Justice. Deputies say Onofre was westbound on M-60 when he went...
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In what may be the most extreme drunk driving case ever, an Oregon woman was arrested last month with a .72 blood alcohol level--nine times the state's legal limit...
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WENATCHEE -- A 29-year-old Wenatchee man told police a pterodactyl caused him to drive his car into a light pole about 11:30 p.m. Thursday. Wenatchee police cited the man with first-degree negligent driving. A breathalyzer test showed "a minimal amount of alcohol," said Wenatchee police Sgt. Cherie Smith. ... When police asked the man what caused the accident, his one-word answer was "pterodactyl," Smith said. A pterodactyl was a giant winged reptile that lived more than 65 million years ago.
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Five members of a Maryland family died late yesterday when their minivan was hit head-on by a pickup truck going the wrong way on a Toledo, Ohio-area interstate, according to the Toledo Blade. Bethany Griffin, 36, and Jordan Griffin, 10, of Parkville, Md., to the northeast of Baltimore, were pronounced dead at the scene, along with Lacie Burkman, 7, and Haley Burkman, 10, police sources told the Blade. Lacie and Haley Burkman are from Redford, Mich., according to the Associated Press. Six-month-old Vadi Griffin was pronounced dead after being taken to St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. Danny Griffin, 36, of...
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5 Dead in Head-on Collision on I-280 Police believe victims were a family from Maryland Last Edited: Monday, 31 Dec 2007, 5:26 AM EST Created: Monday, 31 Dec 2007, 12:33 AM EST An alleged drunk driver in a black pick-up truck heading northbound in the southbound lanes of Interstate-280 near the I-75 interchange collided with a white minivan with eight passengers, killing five. The five passengers killed were all females -- a mother, two 10-year-old girls, a 7-year-old girl, and a 6-month-old girl. The father, and 8-year-old girl, and an 8-year-old boy survived. Four of the family members died at...
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Court testimony earlier this month that a repeat drunken driver was a skilled X-ray technician and should be spared a seven-year prison sentence did not disclose that the man has not been licensed in his field for almost two years. Hector De la Torre’s state license as a medical radiologic technologist expired Dec. 31, 2005, Stephanie Tijerina of the Texas Department of State Health Services said Wednesday. On Dec. 6, after hearing testimony from Dr. Juan Rocha and others in the medical field, state District Court Judge Benjamin Euresti placed De la Torre on probation so he could return to...
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Dana Point (KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO) -- In one of the biggest legal settlements in Orange County history, the city of Dana Point has agreed to pay a total of more than $49 million dollars to two women who were made quadriplegics when they were hit by a car while jogging along Pacific Coast Highway. The deal was announced just before the lawsuit brought by 35-year-old Stacy Neria and 42-year-old Carol Daniel (shown on KNX main page) -- both mothers of three who live in San Clemente -- was set to go to trial on Tuesday. They had alleged that the...
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SAN DIEGO -- An illegal immigrant who ran from a crash that killed his 9-year-old son was is in jail Sunday and facing multiple felony charges, including drunken driving. Marcos Munoz-Sanchez, 33, was booked for several felonies in connection with the accident on westbound Interstate 8 near Texas Street about 1:30 a.m. yesterday, according to California Highway Patrol officers. Alex Munoz, who was a third-grader at Linda Vista Elementary School, was declared dead at the scene of the crash. The boy was asleep in the front seat when his father crashed into the back of a pickup truck parked on...
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An illegal immigrant is facing vehicular homicide charges in the death of a college student. Victor Benitez appeared in court Thursday morning for a preliminary hearing in the death of Tennessee State University student-athlete Joycelyn Gardiner. Three witnesses took the stand and detailed the events surrounding Gardiner’s death. “There was no sound of breaks or anything; (he) just came straight in. The light was red. I could see the light,” said Kent Redgrave. One witness told the court that he saw Benitez run a red light and slam into Gardiner’s car. The crash occurred early Saturday at the intersection of...
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The man responsible for the death of Tennessee State University senior is an illegal immigrant, police said Tuesday. Joycelyn Gardiner, 22, died Saturday morning when a car, driven by a drunk driver, plowed into her car. The driver, 24-year-old Victor Benitez, is an undocumented immigrant who has been in trouble with the law before. On Tuesday, News 2 spoke exclusively with his roommate, Margarito Lopez, who said he knew something was wrong when he got a call from Benitez Saturday night. "He told me that he got himself into some trouble,” Lopez said. “He told me he got into a...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.- A Tennessee State University student died Saturday when another driver broadsided her vehicle on Old Hickory Boulevard. Metro police said 24-year-old Victor Benitez was drunk as he ran a red light at the intersection of Old Hickory Boulevard and Nolensville Road, killing 22-year-old Joycelyn Gardiner. "Just a tremendous young lady, from all accounts, who had all types of potential," said Don Aaron, Metro police spokesman. "According to the witnesses who attempted to render aid to both victims, Benitez smelled strongly of alcohol and was very combative," Aaron said. Investigators said Benitez was drunk and he didn't touch the...
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O'REILLY: Hollywood director Bob Clark, best known for "A Christmas Story" and "Porky's" was killed by an illegal alien drunk driver. Also killed, his 22-year-old son Ariel..... And L.A. is a sanctuary city authorities didn't report him to ICE. Joining us... Michael Levine, former publicist for Clark and Doug McIntyre. .... this is not unusual in LA, which is perhaps the most anarchic city in the country when it comes to .....criminal illegal immigration. MCINTYRE: You're absolutely right.... We encourage it..... So it's an epidemic across the country. We lose more Americans every year to crimes and drunk driving, including...
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Suspect in crash that killed 2 had alcohol-related convictions By JON FRANK AND GILLIAN GAYNAIR, The Virginian-Pilot © April 3, 2007 | Last updated 7:57 PM Apr. 2 VIRGINIA BEACH – A man accused of killing two high school students Friday night in a car crash has a substantial record of alcohol-related convictions in both Chesapeake and Virginia Beach. Alfredo Ramos, charged with manslaughter in the Friday deaths of Allison Kunhardt, 17, and Tessa Tranchant, 16, was convicted this year of DUI in Chesapeake and of public intoxication at the Beach. Ramos, who admitted in court Monday that he is...
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"My name is William Nguyen. I was born in Vietnam in 1969. Due to a childhood brain injury, I have been severely handicapped since I was a year old. "In my homeland, the handicapped are ignored or abused. I had no chance to study in school. English is the first language I have read or written in. "My parents came to this country with hopes of giving me a better life. The United States does not ignore or abuse the handicapped, but tries to help them in any way possible. "Through computers, I have begun to express myself for the...
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My lovely living boy, My hope, my happiness My love, my life, my joy. Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas. (1544–1590) Because of An Illegal Alien. The Linden's Lovely, Living Boy, Is No Longer with Them.
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25-year-old Gabino Gonzalez, courtesy Vanderburgh County jail. Reporter: Stephanie Silvey New Media Producer: Rachel Chambliss UPDATE, SAT 4:30 PM: Charges have now been filed in the school bus accident that injured a dozen kids and the bus driver. Gabino Gonzales is wanted on misdemeanor and felony charges involving driving while intoxicated and damage to school property. When 14 News reported police did not arrest Gonzalez immediately after the crash Tuesday night, viewers began calling and e-mailing us. Police say Gonzales was legally drunk when his truck hit the school bus. Police were confident they knew where to find Gonzales, but...
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FRAMINGHAM -- A Framingham dad who failed to appear in court for his arraignment on time Tuesday avoided being arrested on a warrant by getting to court minutes before it closed. Judge Robert Greco ordered a warrant for the arrest of Luis Lala Lema, 24, when he did not show up for his Framingham District Court arraignment. The appearance was scheduled for 9 a.m. Later in the day, Lema showed up at court. He is accused of passing out drunk on Saturday behind the wheel of his truck with his 3-year-old daughter, who was not wearing a seat belt, next...
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by Mark Finkelstein July 26, 2006 - 14:00 All those millions the taxpayers have lavished on the Public Broadcasting System over the years haven't been for naught. They've achieved at least one significant thing: given Bill Moyers a base from which to launch a presidential campaign. At least in the mind of Molly Ivins. The headline of her latest column says it all: Run Bill Moyers For President, Seriously While Molly doesn't expect Moyers to win the election or even the nomination, she believes his candidacy would have a salubrious effect on other Democratic contenders. Here's the essence of her...
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