Drunk Driving

Are We Teaching Our Kids to Binge Drink?

Suzanne Hegland | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Drunk Driving, Jello Shots, Binge Drinking, Underage Drinking, Social Host Laws, Teen Drinking, Parenting, Parents News

Allowing our kids to drink at home as a way to avoid drunk driving doesn't get at the real problem with our attitude toward drinking in this country.

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Mets Sued In Hit-And-Run Death Of Hero Granny

Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Aramark, Nurnberger Bierhaus, Drunk Driving, New York Mets, Clara Almazo, Ny News, Hit and Run, New York News, Staten Island, Brian-Mcgurk, New York News

The family of the Staten Island grandmother killed in an April hit-and-run accident has filed a civil lawsuit against the driver, the New York Mets, t...

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Man Was So Drunk, Maybe He Wasn't Drunk At All

Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Drunk Driving, Video, Drunk Driver, Richard Creighton Dwi, Richard Creighton Drunk, Dui, Richard Creighton, Richard Creighton Dui, Crime News

This alleged drunk driver was apparently so drunk, he may not have been drunk at all. The Metro West Daily News reports that Richard Creighton was ...

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Former Miss USA Sentenced In Drunk Driving Case

AP | MIKE HOUSEHOLDER | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Drunk Driving, Detroit Crime, Rima Fakih, Video, Miss USA DUI, Miss USA Drunk Driving, Rima Fakih Dui, Celebrity Crime, Miss USA Rima Fakih, Rima Fakih Drunk Driving, Detroit News

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. — Rima Fakih, the first Arab-American to be crowned Miss USA, avoided jail during sentencing Wednesday in her Michigan drun...

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San Diego Hit-and-Run Victims Need Your Help

Lawrence D. Elliott | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Hit and Run, Drunk Driving, Dui, Drunk Driving Accident, Car Accident, Drunk Driving Crash, Crime News

The RAV4 skidded out of control, rolled, and landed partially over the edge of the overpass. Laura Thomas -- a loving mother and a wonderful grandmother -- was killed at the hands of a hit-and-run driver who continued on her way without a second thought.

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Teen's Award-Winning Video Inspires Peers To Avoid Drinking And Driving At Prom

wilmington.patch.com | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Drunk Driving, Dance Don't Chance, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Wilmington High School, Drinking and Driving, Prom, Massachusetts, Zach Frost, Joanne Benton, Eric Tracy, Impact News

Wilmington High School educators have been sending the message to students stay safe, especially around prom and graduation season. That message is n...

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Golfer Arrested For DUI After Crashing Into Arizona House

AP | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: University of Southern California, Drunk Driving, TPC Stonebrae Championship, Golf, Dui, Matthew Giles, Video, Sports News

GILBERT, Ariz. -- Authorities say Australian pro golfer Matthew Giles has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after he crashed his car into ...

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Drunk Driving Arrest Of Rhode Island Senate Majority Leader Sparks Ignition Interlock Push In State

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Robert Watson Marijuana Possession, Drunk Driving, Ignition-Interlock, Rhode Island Drunk Driving, Gabrielle Abbate, Video, Robert Watson Driving Under the Influence, Dominick Ruggerio Driving Under the Influence, Robert Watson, Gabrielle Abbate Madd, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Dui, Drunk Driving Rhode Island, Dominick Ruggerio, Politics News

Rhode Island has a drinking problem. More people per capita die from alcohol-related driving fatalities in the state than in either of its neighbors, ...

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Paramedic Pours Blood On Student During Drunk Driving Lesson

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Drunk Driving, School Drunk Driving Lesson, Paramedics Pour Blood on Student, Shattered Dreams, Blood Safety, High-School-Drunk-Driving, School Safety, Video, Education News

Emergency Medical Services workers in Austin, Texas are investigating an alleged incident in which a paramedic poured blood on a high school student's...

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Naked Drunk Driver Flips SUV On Hunt For Smokes, And Other Sauced Stories

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 03.27.2012

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A naked Australian man allegedly drank heavily and rolled his SUV as he sped to his goal: a pack of smokes. Cops said that the 41-year-old unidenti...

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Drunk Driver Crashes Into Rehab Center: Police

Posted 03.16.2012

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One of the first signs you might have a drinking problem is when you crash your car into a rehab facility. That's allegedly what happened in Eugen...

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It's Not Drunk Driving if You're Driving a Buggy

Tony Phillips | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Drunk Driving, Amish Drunk Driving, Drunk Buggy Driving, Horse-Drawn-Carriages, Amish Buggy Crash, Amish Drinking, Weird News News

Apparently one of the buggies changed lanes in a vain attempt to evade authorities and managed to crash into a squad car.

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New French Law Requires WHAT?

Caren Osten Gerszberg | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Drunk Driving, French Wine, French Breathalyzer Law, France, Alcohol, French Law, Peugeot, Drinking Diaries, Breathalyzer, French Alcohol, Women News

On my next trip to France, I'll not only think twice about taking the wheel after a picnic, but I'll also be blowing into a Breathalyzer to be certain my blood alcohol level is within the legal limit.

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WATCH: Drunk Zamboni Driver Busted For DUI

Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Drunk Driving, Video, Minnesota, Weird Minnesota, Dumb Crime, Minnesota Crime, Dui, Zamboni, Drunk Zamboni Driver, Weird News News

Rule number one of being a part-time rink attendant: Don't drink and Zamboni. Joel K. Bruss's blood-alcohol level of 0.32 percent put him four time...

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Alcohol Likely To Blame For Deadly I-80 Crash

Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Drunk Driving, Hazel Crest Crash, 4 Dead I-80, I-80 Crash, I-80 Wrong Way Crash, Chicago News

Four people were killed early Monday when a car traveling the wrong way in Interstate 80 in Chicago's south suburbs crashed into another vehicle. ...

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Breath-Test Ignition Device Provision In House Bill Decried By Restaurant Lobby

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Blood Alcohol Content, House Transportation Bill, Drunk Driving, Ignition-Interlock, Video, Breath Tests, John Mica, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Dui, American Beverage Institute, Transportation Bill, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- An effort to get more states to mandate breath-test ignition devices in the cars of convicted drunk drivers has kicked off a battle betw...

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Mom Who Hosted 'Kegger' For Teens Faces 45 Years

AP | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Drunk Driving, Video, Mom Arrested for Kegger, Greensburg Pennsylvania, Jordan Cobb, Susan Sanders Watt, Pennsylvania Crime, Mom Hosts Kegger, Carly Kudray, Michael Simpson, Mom Serves Beer to Teens, Teen Drinking, Crime News

GREENSBURG, Pa. -- A prosecutor will seek a prison term for a western Pennsylvania woman who has pleaded guilty to serving a half-keg of beer to teen ...

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Cops: Drunk Driver Hogtied By Witness

Posted 01.19.2012

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FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) -- A New Mexico man hogtied a suspected drunken driver accused of barely avoiding several head-on collisions on a stretch of hig...

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Drunk Driver Speeds 18 Miles On Wrong Side Of Highway

Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Drunk Driving, Woman Drives Wrong Way on Highway, Video, Pamela Drawsby, Washington Crime, Driving Under the Influence, Reckless Driving, Washington, Weird News News

That is one bad trip. A 60-year-old woman allegedly drove nearly 18 miles at dangerously high speeds while heading north on the southbound side of ...

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Man Driving Car With 3 Wheels Arrested For DUI

Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Drunk Driving, Video, Man Arrested Driving Three Wheel, Barry Short, Barry Short Arrested, New Hampshire, Cars, New Hampshire Crime, UK Weird News, u.k. Weird News Car, Driving While Intoxicated, Weird News News

Not all the wheels were turning for Barry Short over the weekend. Police in New Hampshire arrested a man early Sunday morning after he drove a vehi...

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PHOTOS: Texas Mom Killed On Birthday While Trying To Help Motorist In Trouble

Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Texas, Drunk Driving, Good Samaritan Killed, Drunk Driving Death, Video, Tammy Rhoades, Stefanie Rhoades, Montgomery County, Willis, Warren Diepraam, Tyler Shelton, Gay Schiappa, Impact News

Good Samaritan Killed on her Birthday: MyFoxHOUSTON.com While driving home from celebrating her 45th birthday Monday, Tammy Rhoades stopped for a mot...

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Program Offers $100 For Your DUI Tips

Posted 12.24.2011

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An Illinois anti-drunk driving group is providing a cash incentive to citizens who report drunk drivers taking to the state's roads this holiday seaso...

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Cops: Drunk Tried Driving Hurt Deer To NY Hospital

AP | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Weird Crimes, Deer, Drunk Driving, Dwi, New York Crime, Ny News, New York News

GREECE, N.Y. -- Police say a drunken New York man struck a deer with his vehicle, then tried driving the injured animal to a nearby hospital – f...

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Woman Awakened By Car Crash Into Her Bedroom

Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Woman's Bed Pushed Across Room by Car Crash, Drunk Driving, Video, Car Crashes Into Bedroom, Brandon Michael Anderson, Car Crashes Into Colo Springs House, Colorado, Car Crashes Into Colo Springs Bedroom, Denver News

A Colorado Springs woman was awakened in the early hours of of Sunday morning to a Chevy sedan crashing into her bedroom, knocking her bed across the ...

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The Real "War on Christmas"

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Jethro Tull, Church, Maypole, Puritans, War on Christmas, Christmas, Massachusetts, Mencken, Jeff Schweitzer, Drunk Driving, Colony, Thomas Morton, Christmas Story, Chris Weigant, Miles Standish, Christian, Catholic, Merrymount, Politics News

Just because the modern "War on Christmas" may not exist does not mean such a war never existed in America. The subject of Christmas was indeed at the heart of a previous bitter political dispute, but you've got to go pretty far back to find it. All the way back to the Puritans.

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