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Arail operator for the Washington, D.C., metro area transit system has been arrested for allegedly being under the influence of alcohol while operating a train, blowing past a stop and continuing for about 30 minutes before passengers could exit, according authorities.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man got arrested after driving drunk with so much alcohol in his system that he was four times the legal limit, according to deputies. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office released body cam video Friday showing a traffic stop on Dec. 22. Deputies said a concerned citizen called them after seeing a man driving recklessly in the area of State Road 100 West and County Road 202. During the traffic stop, the unnamed man admitted to being “f— up” and refused to do a sobriety test. “Cause you’ll probably make me do some dances,” the...

A man released from prison two months ago is now the suspect in a bizarre DUI incident that included him attacking a Florida deputy, then rapping “you think I’m scared of prison,” according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. The incident happened on Christmas when a crash was reported at the intersection of Sisco Road and Olivia Lane in Pomona Park, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Pomona Park is about 75 miles south of Jacksonville. “Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with (a man) sitting in the driver’s seat of a Hyundai Sonata that appeared to have...

OUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Police charged a 26-year-old man with murder after a former Eastern High School student was killed in a wrong way crash on Hurstbourne Parkway over the weekend. According to Alicia Smiley, a spokeswoman for the Louisville Metro Police Department, Porfirio Cruz Hernandez is charged with murder, wanton endangerment, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and operating a motor vehicle without a valid operator's license. As of Monday afternoon, Hernandez remained hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash took place around 4 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of South Hurstbourne Parkway and Fegenbush Lane. Police said...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Florida man is accused of being the driver of a vehicle when a pedestrian was killed last year, instead of the woman who was originally charged, authorities said. Adam Wayne Garabrant, 60, of Seminole, was arrested Thursday and charged with one count of leaving the scene of a crash involving death, according to a news release from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Thomas Rothwell, 70, of St. Petersburg, was crossing “in the area of a designated crosswalk” in Seminole at 12:49 a.m. EST on Dec. 16, 2021, when he was struck by the driver of a...

A Fox River Grove woman allegedly battered five different police officers while they were trying to arrest her during a traffic stop in Crystal Lake, court documents show. Ellie G. Masukevich, 18, of Fox River Grove, was charged with five counts of aggravated battery to a police officer, two counts of driving under the influence, resisting a peace officer and possession of liquor by a minor. Court records show officers stopped a 2006 Honda Pilot on westbound Route 14 at Pingree Road in Crystal Lake. The officers stopped the vehicle around 7 p.m. Tuesday after noticing the Honda commit traffic...

PALM COAST, Fla. - A Florida man reportedly crashed into a house after allegedly seeing a "shadow in the road," Sunday morning and attempted to hide from deputies when they arrived at the scene, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office. Authorities said they arrived at a home in the "B" section of Palm Coast and were told by a witness of the crash that the driver – later identified as 18-year-old Aidan Sauco-Maldonado – had run away from the area after slamming a truck into the home. Maldonado was found a short time later and reportedly smelled of alcohol....

A Florida man has been arrested for DUI and animal cruelty after punching a dog and throwing it down steps. Deputies responded to a home on SE 149th Place in reference to a disturbance. When deputies arrived they learned that, while he was intoxicated, Deanta Bridges, 27, punched a dog and threw it outside down a set of steps. Deputies say he left the home in a vehicle prior to the deputies’ arrival, despite the fact that he was under the influence of alcohol. Bridges was later located and agreed to perform Field Sobriety Exercises, and was placed under arrest...

A Florida man was arrested Saturday after the report of a reckless driver was received. Brenham Police report that Saturday night at 9:25, Officer Buckner responded to a reckless driver traveling east bound on Highway 290 West. A traffic stop was initiated and after further investigation, the driver, Jose Fernando Calix Santos, 29 of Florida, was placed into custody. Santos was transported to the Washington County Jail where he was booked in for Driving While Intoxicated with an Open alcohol container.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A St. Petersburg man was arrested for driving under the influence on Thursday afternoon after crashing into a ditch off I-275. According to a Florida Highway Patrol arrest report, troopers responded to a crash off the 1-275 off ramp at 38th Ave. N. at around 2 p.m. Troopers said they found Adam Smallwood, 39, in the driver’s seat of a car registered to him and with the keys in the ignition. Smallwood reportedly crashed into some small trees and ended up in a water-filled ditch. Troopers said Smallwood’s speech was slurred and he kept repeating...

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2022 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Boca Raton resident David Schnegelberger is facing a DUI charge after he allegedly gave a Florida Highway Patrol Trooper his Jetblue Mastercard when the Trooper asked for his license. Schnegelberger, according to a witness, had just crashed his vehicle into the median on the Congress Avenue off-ramp from I-95. The following excerpts from the arrest report explain what FHP claims took place: On 9/11/2022 at approximately 2:42PM I was dispatched to a reported single vehicle collision in the area of the Interstate 95 southbound exit ramp to Congress Avenue....

MCHENRY, N.D. — According to court papers, it was not an accident but apparently a politically motivated attack.The fatal vehicle-pedestrian incident happened early Sunday morning, Sept. 18, in McHenry, North Dakota, about 120 miles northwest of Fargo and 54 miles north of Jamestown. (snip) Court papers show Brandt called 911 around 2:30 a.m. Sunday and told the 911 dispatcher that he just hit Ellingson, claiming the teen was part of a Republican extremist group and was calling people to come get Brandt after a political argument.

A community is mourning the loss of an 18-year-old man from Grace City, North Dakota, as investigators look into what lead up to a deadly crash. Foster County Deputies were called to a hit-and-run that happened in an alleyway near Johnston Street and Jones Avenue in McHenry, ND. Court documents say at 2:35 Sunday morning, 41-year-old Shannon Brandt called 911 to report that he had hit a pedestrian because he was threatening him. Brandt told State Radio that the pedestrian was part of a Republican extremist group and that he was afraid they were “coming to get him.” The pedestrian...

Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), running against Republican J.D. Vance for Ohio’s open U.S. Senate seat, reportedly has an “ongoing problem” with law enforcement, according to the head of the Buckeye States’ top police union. The Daily Mail reported that the head of Columbus Fraternal Order of Police said the congressman’s “trend of confrontational police encounters” has been an “ongoing problem,” citing the various situations Ryan has gotten into over the years.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Clearwater man who was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence had a blood alcohol level more than five times the legal limit, according to deputies. According to an affidavit, deputies got a number of 911 calls about Michael Sewell, 42, driving a Nissan erratically in the area of East Lake Road and Eagle Cove Boulevard around 9:50 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10. The deputy who pulled over Sewell noted his breath smelled like alcohol, he was unsteady on his feet and he had glassy and bloodshot eyes. He was unable to perform a field...

A new principal is no longer in charge of a West Orange middle school following her recent arrest on drunk driving charges. Aretha Dooley-Malloy will not be serving as principal at Liberty Middle School as the school year begins, according to a note sent to the school community on Friday. Dooley-Malloy, a veteran educator hired over the summer, was not mentioned by name in the memo sent Friday. But the note said she was no longer leading the school. “As we welcome you back to the 2022-23 school year ... I am writing to inform you about the transition in...

Paul Pelosi hired a private investigator in the aftermath of his DUI crash to obtain the police report of the incident, according to documents obtained by DailyMail.com. The 82-year-old husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pleaded guilty last week to driving while under the influence in the Napa Valley crash. He was sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation after crashing his Porsche on May 28. Within days his legal team had taken on Dawn King, a high-profile Napa Valley investigator who charges at least $100 an hour, to help his case. 'Earlier last week, a...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, was arrested on suspicion of DUI on May 28 FIRST ON FOX: California Highway Patrol (CHP) has released photos and videos recorded on the night of a May 28 crash involving Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who pleaded guilty to a DUI charge earlier Tuesday. The long-awaited video shows Pelosi's alleged slurred speech and what police previously described as "objective" signs of intoxication, as well as police asking him to perform field sobriety tests. As Fox News Digital has reported, Pelosi's 2021 Porsche and the other driver's 2014 Jeep sustained...

Paul Pelosi, 82, pleaded guilty to one charge of DUI and has been sentenced to three years of probation and five days in jail, with credit for time served, according to the records. He will also need to do eight hours of a court work program, participate in a drinking-and-driving course that will last for three months, use an ignition interlock device for a year, and pay $150, according to TMZ. On May 28, Pelosi crashed his Porsche into a Jeep near Yountville, California. According to authorities, he failed his sobriety test and was not steady while being taken into...

Former Broward County Mayor Dale Holness is, once again, running for the congressional seat recently left vacant with the passing of US Representative Alcee Hastings. He only lost by a mere five votes in the 2021 special election primary to Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who now holds the seat and is seeking reelection, and to make up for last year’s deficit, it seems Holness is openly courting Muslims associated with terror and bigotry. On July 30th, his campaign sponsored a ‘Night of Appreciation’ featuring Shafayat Mohamed, an anti-gay imam from an al-Qaeda-linked mosque. In Holness’ desperation to win this seat, he is...